“Theron Theron name so nice
Dat yuh gotta say it twice
Timo Timo mess wid my brudda
Then yuh playing wid yuh life”
If I’m 10 years old, I really have no use for a car. My schedule and priorities would make having a car completely useless; I mean unless I’m picking up the boys to play LEGOs.
From the perspective of a 10-year-old, besides having no real use for a car, chances are I’d probably crash it 30 seconds into my first drive. But let’s say that I could drive, I’d be stopped by the police for driving illegally and someone would have to pay that fine.
So even though a car is an amazing gift and it’s a perfect gift for a young man, the timing in which the young man receives it is of paramount importance (vocabulary upgrade: check).
I watched a teaching session on Tuesday that reminded me of a thought that I mentioned to a special friend of mine. The teacher said, “The right thing at the wrong time is a curse” – much like giving a 10-year-old a “lil A4” “puup puup” “skrr skrr in an Audi”.
The opening about the car was just to guide your mind along the right lines, but the thought that was brought back to me was about photography. Now I’m not sure if I’ve mentioned this before, but if I have, I guess I’ll have to say it twice... Timo, Timo.
I’ve done a little bit of photography on film. You do not want the film strip to be exposed to sunlight – at no point, for any reason.
There were times when I was a bit anxious to take the roll out of the camera after I had finished shooting the entire roll. You HAVE TO ensure that the entire strip is rolled back into the canister before you pop open the back of the camera.
Strip + Canister = Roll
I know what it is to pop open the back of the camera and see that the entire strip of film is not inside of the canister as yet. *Facepalm* And once the film has been exposed to the light, chances are the entire roll or a portion of it may be damaged.
So when I was explaining this analogy to my friend, I told her that if we just have patience and do things right, we will enjoy something that is perfect like a roll of film with no ruined images. But sometimes, our lack of patience can put us in a situation where that thing that could have been perfect is now tainted or even completely destroyed.
The presenter at the teaching session mentioned patience, perseverance and pace. These are the three keys to ensure that you are not rushing into situations or rushing through life. You are not operating in “I want it now!” but in “I want it when I can best handle it.” I’m sure we would all rather end up with a perfect roll of 36 developed images, instead of 15 or even none.
Sometimes, our eyes get so big, or we’re driven by emotion, and we pursue the right things in the wrong season. I’m learning to take a step back and ask myself: “Am I ready for this?” “Am I able to take care of this?” “Am I able to manage this?” A lot of the time, the honest answer is “No, but I WANT IT NOW! But the answer then becomes: “To do what?” Be a 10-year-old with an Audi; or have 36 prints in my hand, but only three of them aren’t ruined?
Y’all growing with me, right?
*Siri, play Irma by R.City*
