Chances are if you are reading this blog you know me and have therefore, already heard it (probably several times).
I thought this story was brilliant when I first heard it, but over the years it has stuck with me and my love for it has grown. I think this is why...
The basic premise of the story is that there is a missing piece who is searching desperately for his "other half." He meets all of these circles with pieces missing from them and attempts to fit with one of them. It doesn't work. Time after time he is left alone. Then one day he meets a circle that has no missing piece. He can sense that this is the one he has been looking for. This is the one he would like to be with, but he can't. He's not ready yet. He has to become a complete circle before he can really "roll" with someone else. Likewise, I think truly healthy relationships are those where both individuals have become more complete circles. What does it mean to be a complete circle? To me it means that you have a sense of your own self worth. When you know who you are and how God sees you, then you'll really be able to love someone else-to "roll" with them.
There's one problem... It's something I've just recently started thinking about. Is it possible that you can get so focused on becoming a "Big O" and enjoy "rolling" by yourself, that you lose sight of how wonderful it is to "roll" with someone else? We're meant to roll with some else. Maybe being with someone else actually helps us become more complete circles. Maybe there is a certain kind of complete that we can't become on our own. "Two is better than one."
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