“There is not always a why that we can understand from our limited perspective.” -David J. Lieberman, Ph.D
Over the holiday break, I have played Minecraft with my son. I had only played alone once, so I didn’t know what to do, so I was glad to have him as my guide. (For those who don’t know, Minecraft is a video game where you can create your own worlds.)
My son and I set to build our fortress to protect us from the bad guys. As we were building, I was struggling to make sense of it because I could only see a small section of what I was creating. Then my son explained that I could push a button and rise into the sky.
So much easier to build once I could see the whole building area.
Isn’t that the same advice we give others when they are struggling with an issue? Just take a step back and try to see the whole picture.
In our trails or struggles, we can only see the problem. We can’t see how things will turn out. That is where our frustrations come in.
We want to be in the driver’s seat. We want to know how things will turn out or why things went the way they did.
It’s when we give up the need to know and accept the situation for what it is that we find peace.
There may not be a ‘why’, but there’s a ‘what’ can I learn from this.