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People can be like trains, making
unscheduled stops along the way, but inevitably always arriving at our
destination. The rails that crisscross the countryside
and cut through cities have long captured people’s imaginations. Just the
idea of taking a ride on a luxury train, an express commuter line, or a cargo
train can often evoke a sense of freedom, adventure, or romance. Trains are
like people in that they must inevitably arrive at their destinations. They
make scheduled and unscheduled stops along the way and move at their
different speeds. Some trains can travel for hours and are mindful of only a
single destination; other trains meander from busy stop to busy stop. The
route and purpose of any train may change as the years go by. Our lives stretch out in front and behind
us like train tracks, and we are the train, its passengers, and the engineer.
The way you choose to live your life and the goals you are working toward are
the route and destinations you have chosen. Like a passenger riding a train,
you have the choice to get on and off, find new routes, pick new places to
visit, or just stop and enjoy the view for a while. Perhaps you like to move
quickly through life as if you were an express train. Or maybe, like a
commuter passenger, you like taking the same routes over and over again. You
may even want to stop just riding along and choose a different direction
you’d like your life to take. If you have examined the tracks of your
life and are feeling unsatisfied, you may want to explore changes you could
make to find a more fulfilling path to follow. Perhaps you’d like to slow
down a little bit more and take a windier path rather than just traveling
down the straight and narrow. Or maybe, you’d like to experience your life
more as an adventure rather than just a ride that gets you where you need to
go. Changing your route can sometimes give you a chance to “get on the right
track.” You may even discover that the something new you’ve been waiting for
is just around the bend. |
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