BULLS-EYE!

A guy can study all the rules of 'The Game', and memorize a bunch of 'sure-fire' pick-up lines, and still not be able to ask a woman out!

And that woman can absorb and adhere to 'The Rules (TM)' and still attract a complete loser!

We know all about sex, don't we? But do we know about intimacy, or relationship? What about relationship with that one special person in your life? Sure, you can decide to trust them, but can you ever know them 100%?

We know about having kids, but do we know what it is to raise them to maturity? Each child is an individual, and no two are the same. What are you going to do?

We know about business, but do we know how to achieve success? What does the fickle consumer want this week?

Our human effort only takes us just --so-- far, and we give it our best, and when we succeed it is often times we feel it's only by the skin of our teeth! We follow our passion, and write poetry, music, paint, or make furniture, and we stand back, momentarily surprised at how well it turned out.

Where did the words, rhythm, tune, or vision come from? There is the almost-eerie-but-pleasant feeling that it could not have come from any effort of our own. What worked through us, in that creation?

It is like we have the fuel (materials?) and the spark (will?) for the combustion triangle, but we never have to worry that the air will be present. Sometimes, maybe we only have the spark, and trust that we will find fuel. My point is-- We don't have all the ingredients, in and of ourselves.

Many people try to convince themselves and others that they are in complete control. But who is in complete control? Certainly none of us! Only a complete fool would deny falling short in some way, claiming to be 'master and commander' (and provider too) of everything.

And that elusive 'something' that defies description --the air for our combustion triangle-- is the object of our fascination, isn't it?