Our Living Limitations

By
Jerry D. Smith


13 May 2001


Many people are in a prison. Their incarceration may not be limited to the physical body being restricted behind a guarded enclosure. Their prison may be mental, emotional, or spiritual. It may be self-imposed or subjected on them by the will of others. Nonetheless, being a prisoner is not our limitations. Accepting hopelessness, apathy, loneliness, or a loveless life would be to concede to this physical, mental, emotional, or spiritual prison. I believe the mind and the spirit can overcome such trials and tribulations we encounter in Life. The key is hope; i.e., never loose faith that Life will become better. Oftentimes, this feat has to be found on a daily basis and in small ways. It may be in the form of listening to a tender piece of music, experiencing a word of kindness from another person, or simply by an accomplishment, regardless of how small in nature. Together, these things and many more like them accumulate over time and becomes the foundation to our renewed confidence. Then hope becomes a reality for each of us.