All my life I’ve heard the phrase, “you’d have to experience it to understand it”. The older I get the more I know that statement to be true about many things. I was reflecting today about ways I’ve heard that statement used and ways it’s come true in my life. Some of these below I have experienced; some I haven’t. Some I hope to; some I hope I never will.
Here are 25 things you have to experience to understand (in no particular order):
1. Meeting a payroll.
2. The pain of divorce.
3. Completing a degree.
4. Skydiving.
5. Becoming a parent/grandparent.
6. Living by faith.
7. Falling in love.
8. The speed at which a child grows up.
9. The pain of kidney stones, or having a baby.
10. Going on a mission trip.
11. Getting married.
12. Receiving Salvation.
13. Driving on the Autobahn.
14. Losing a job.
15. Getting hired.
16. Finally forgiving someone.
17. Missing the last flight home.
18. Receiving unconditional love.
19. Buying your first home.
20. Loss of a child.
21. Caring for an elderly parent.
22. A first kiss.
23. Loss of a business.
24. Battling depression.
25. Completing a list.
For what have you heard that phrase apply?
Great list, Ron! I would also add being the victim of a violent crime to my list, living on campus in college and mourning a miscarriage.
Wow! I would say that is true. Each one of them. I have lived on campus.
On a lighter note:
Yosemite
Yes, never been there!
staying all night with a dear friend to help them pass away. whether a beloved pet, parent, etc. its compassion and moving presence and lasting and hard to describe
oops…
2. Winning something. Anything.
Waking up on your sweet 16 to find your hair has fallen out from the chemo.
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1. Your child having epilepsy
2. Your child who is mentally handicapped being abused by a teacher.
3. Giving CPR to your child.
4. Finding out your husband cheated with your best friend.
5. Feeling God’s arms around you as you go thru all of the above.
6. Standing in front of a judge to adopt a child.
1. Your child getting cancer
2. Hearing the words “Your child has Down syndrome” (or I can imagine any other disability)
3. Not knowing if your child is going to live through the night.
4. Not knowing if your husband is going to live through deployment.
5. Going to a funeral for a 2 year old… and a 3 year old… and a 12 year old… and an 18 year old… all in less than one year and all because of a horrible thing called cancer.
Wow. I’m depressing tonight, sorry! OK here’s an upbeat one:
Your kids laughing at you because you used the word “Grody”. I swear that was cool once!