thoughts on the news of the day: uncertainty

hmmm…..

            “I deal better with rejection than uncertainty.”  That’s a quote from a self-published author named Darcie Chan.  Her novel has sold more than 400,000 copies on line without ever being printed in hard copy.  She was referring to the possibility of her novel being picked up by a publisher and that it was easier to be turned down by them than to wait for their decision.

            Is rejection easier that uncertainty?  Maybe that’s a good question to ask.  And maybe it is.  Maybe that is why we sometimes seem to sabotage our best efforts – because it is easier to hear “no” than to sit in the dark wondering what will happen next.  There is no anxiety in rejection, only sadness.  Then, you get on with it.  But waiting day after day, sometimes year after year, can cause life-threatening anxiety and stress.

            Our denomination is famous for that.  We stew and stir about things that need immediate answers; or at least deserve immediate answers.  There are lives and careers that hang in the balance.  Anyone is allowed to bring up any just cause for thinking about it further and then a plan gets bogged down in the goo.  Leaders seem to be reluctant to make decisions because it is easier to just talk about it.

            And maybe to a degree that is what even our government has done.  The truth is that in most cases, we know what the right thing to do is.  But leaders would rather debate, and people continue to suffer.

            I am not saying there is anything wrong with carefully considering an issue.  I am saying that it is easier to talk about something than actually do something.  Let’s get off the bench.  Let’s make a move.  A friend used to say, “Sometimes you have to do something, even if it’s wrong.”   Maybe that time is now.

            hmmm…..