The Chance

The most important point at the beginning of this little Blog is to recognize there are many people we have known, even among our own relationships, perhaps even ourselves, who have stood on the sidelines of life. Some have done that all their lives. How sad! They never would take The Chance and move out of some imaginary shell or some other place of hiding and really get involved with living. There are causes that die because too many of us just stand on the sidelines and do nothing.

I can remember standing on the sidelines under Friday Night Lights (3 or 4 years before Mojo as I remember). I was a freshman in high school and I wasn’t sure I wanted in there. But, there were times I did and somewhere between then and my sophomore year came the transformation. I was ready to play football. By the time I was a junior and senior we had such good teams we got so far ahead we had to again put in sideline time. That was not fun either but it surely was fun winning.

I don’t think any of us really wants to stand on the sidelines of life. Julie Robert’s point is that she has seen that and doesn’t want to be any part of it. I don’t know about you but I don’t want any part of it either (That’s what The Chance is all about):

As I rolled out of town like a run-away train
I’ll do as I dare, let them call me insane
I’ll never sit on the sidelines of life, I’ll dance every dance
While I still have the chance.

Of course, the words are very symbolic, meaning I’m going to live each moment in time to its fullest. I won’t stand by and just let things happen in an uninvolved fashion. I only have this moment. I resolve to make a difference—while I still have The Chance. h