Just a Second

10/28/22 • 6 min

An Ounce

Not every detail matters.

The subtle difference between the fire brick red, and chili red, isn’t much.

The difference between lukewarm, and tepid, probably not perceivable.

And the difference between 20 and 21 miles an hour – hardly worth noting – unless you are doing 21 in a school zone.

Yes, there are instances where very small things make all the difference. What we might perceive as a tiny detail, may have a powerful impact.

The difference is in the context of the tiny thing –

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Not every detail matters.

The subtle difference between the fire brick red, and chili red, isn’t much.

The difference between lukewarm, and tepid, probably not perceivable.

And the difference between 20 and 21 miles an hour – hardly worth noting – unless you are doing 21 in a school zone.

Yes, there are instances where very small things make all the difference. What we might perceive as a tiny detail, may have a powerful impact.

The difference is in the context of the tiny thing –

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Previous Episode

Death Inside the Shell

Like most humans, I am a creature of comfort. I love to be in an environment that is familiar and secure. My backyard. On the couch watching a good show with my wife snuggled in at my side. Laughing at my grandkids as they run around willy-nilly laughing at each other and playing. I take great comfort and joy in good, savory snacks, and sweet deserts.

I’m guessing almost everyone can relate to this. We all have those places in our lives that we prefer, and things we have peace in.

Why would anyone go out looking for trouble?

Like those nutty folks who like to jump out of perfectly good airplanes, and then hang by a few strings as they float to the ground. Or the weirdos who enjoy dangling from sheer rock cliffs. Or the ones who choose to run an Iron Man race – 2 1⁄2-mile swim, 112-mile bike ride, followed by a 26.2-mile run – that’s not comfortable. And there are some who willing choose to stand in front of large groups of people and speak – some would, quite literally, rather die, than do that. Or how about devoting hour upon hour – days and even weeks – solving a math problem. Are you kidding me?

The truth of life is that all of us will face hard things in life – they will be foisted upon us without choice.

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Next Episode

Orphan Trains

Life in the United States is amazing. I know that in this day and age, there are many who might disagree for one reason or another. And, it is true that this society falls short of perfection.

There were times in the past when things were different. When the culture was different that what we know now. When things happened in the past, that we might look by today's norm’s with amazement or disapproval. It is important to view them cautiously – and without the lens, values, and expected norm’s, of today’s society – otherwise we miss the gems we can learn from in the critical judgement of a culture the past had never conceived of.

And at the risk of sounding like your grandpa telling you how good you’ve got it, compared to how it was in his day, I’m going to share a story with you. A true story of something that happened in the United States, that might be considered shocking.

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