I have this story playing over in my head.
A scientist is doing research and asks a P.H.D. student to be a part of his study. He gives the student a notebook and tells him to go watch a fish in a fish tank and write down all that he observes and to bring his findings back to him. The student goes to the tank and watches it for twenty minutes and comes back with a page full of notes and is very proud that he got that much. The scientist looks at the paper and shakes his head while asking, "Did I pick the wrong student for this? I wanted thorough research. Go back and try again." The student walked back into the room dejectedly and stayed for four hours filling out pages of notes. Upon receiving the second set of notes the scientist says, "Now that is a start."
I'm not totally sure why this story is in my head at the moment but so many questions arise from it. I have totally been the student in so many ways. I know especially in school I used to do that constantly. I still do, but am getting better. My biology class is teaching me to be very thorough. It challenges me so much and I find myself asking more questions then anyone else and working harder than a lot of the kids only to come back with Bs and Cs. The debate is on whether I want to do Biology as my minor(and teaching subject for future teaching jobs) and this class will be a big deciding factor. I love the material, but it is a ton of work. Thankfully I love challenges.
Questions that arise from this.
Do I keep things short and shallow with people without putting my effort into getting to know them?
Do I put much effort into myself in regards to understanding my own actions, desires, and dreams?
Do I do this with God? Do I spend only a few minutes on a passage or in prayer with Him and miss something because I move on too fast? Do I ever just "be" with God?
Being thorough is an hard thing. It takes patience, which is not easy. It sure takes a lot of work.
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