Monday, February 18, 2013

Thimbles and Buckets




There is a huge difference in the capacity between a thimble and a bucket.  Thankfully, life isn’t always measured in capacity.

Quantity is not all that it is cracked up to be.

How many times have I been embarrassed by the meager contribution I felt I could offer compared to others in my peer group?

Remember the parable about the talents in the Bible?
The one given five turned it into ten.
The one given two turned it into four.
The one given one buried it for fear of lack and fear of exhausting the supply.

He was the one who was punished.  He buried his thimble-full rather than invest it, share it, and watch it grow.

Believe me, my friend.   Your thimble-full contribution is important and needed.  Where would the orbiting space station be without the smallest set screw doing its job along with the big swinging arms, the powerful engines, the massive computers, and the sophisticated communications equipment?  That set screw is pretty powerful in its own right.

And so are you. 

Your contribution matters to someone somewhere.  Step up to the plate; bring your thimble-full of whatever is on tap in your life.  Somebody needs a taste of that brew.


P Michael Biggs
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