Oh, in current news, I just got "A Walk to Remember" and Gary Allan's "Alright Guy" cd's. Movies, oh no. "AWtoR" gives me a headache and ppl cry in there, so I start to cry. I'll admit it, I'm a sympathy crier, start to shed a tear and I will join right in. I never used to be like this....
This will be lengthy just to warn you...
About "Chicken" and Chicken: I was at the store and wanted to buy some ckn. I asked Toby what would be good on it and he said something like, "Well, alot of ppl put lemon pepper on it. That's pretty common." and I was like, "Well, I want something really good, I want the best." He got really passionate and said, "Ok, here's what you do..." He went on to explain each ingredient, how much you need for each, prep methods. So, I concluded that love is like prepping ckn. Now, I decided I was going to wait on that recipe, I didn't have all the ingred. and b/c I knew I should be eating some more meat, I put it in the pan with some water and cooked it. (Stay with me, stay with me). Now of course there are exceptions and some ppl quite enjoy plain ckn, but if you want really good ckn you get all these ingred. and set them together (in a Foreman Grill) and let it marinade for a day or so. Than cook it and amazingly, you have some really good ckn. Ok, so love is like prepping ckn b/c it takes time. I didn't exploit the ckn to it's potential. I threw it in a pan with some water. I think that's what a lot of ppl do. They throw their love around (affections might be more accurate) and throw it in a pan with some lust, cook it, eat it, and wonder how it would have tasted w/some more preparation. They realize something is lacking and though they need the "ckn" for "nutritional value", if the ckn was prepared to the best of it's capabilities and to the credit of the cook, it would have tasted alot better, it would have been more what God had in mind for us, and most likely you would have been satisfied. But satisfaction takes wisdom, patience, and understanding. Wisdom b/c preparing it certain ways adds value, meaning, tastiness, and a stronger desire for it. Patience b/c it's rough waiting for what you want and even need for any given amount of time (we do live in the "want it now, get it now" society) and understanding b/c you know what goes into it, you understand the need for patience and wisdom. Though it is just ckn-we all want the best, but we all want it now. Sometimes, alot of times, the best doesn't come now, it comes after we've had to wait awhile. It comes after you've neared expertise in patience and started to cap off another jar of wisdom. But when that ckn comes out...oooo...so tasty, delicious, and well worth the wait. It is also healthier, more beneficial, and b/c you've had to wait, survey says: you appreciate it more. There's another point to take this analogy further, hence, like many other things, I've forgotten, so if I remember there will be a Part II.
Here's a good song to go along with my chicken analogy:
Gary Allan "The One"-
No rush though I need your touch/I won't rush your heart/Until you feel on solid ground/Until your strength is found, girl (or boy)
I'll fill those canyons in your soul/Like a river lead you home/And I'll walk a step behind/In the shadows so you shine/Just ask it will be done/And I will prove my love/Until you're sure that I'm "the one"
Somebody else was here before/He treated you unkind/And broken wings need time to heal/Before a heart can fly, girl (or boy)
Trust in me and you'll find a heart so true/All I want to do is give the best of me to you/And stand beside you
Just ask it will be done/And I will prove my love/Until you're sure that I'm "the one"
2 comments:
Love like Chicken. I never thought of it like that. Thanks for the wisdom.
Inspiration, I tell you, J-dog is the best. He knows how to get the chicken coated, if you know what I mean...!
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