A day or two before H.S. graduation I was called into the counselors office, Jim Noteboom. I was a pretty good student in high school … There was kind of an unspoken assumption I’d win a few scholarship/ recognition… Mr. Noteboom looked me in the eye and said, “I’m not supposed to tell you this, but you didn’t win a single scholarship.” Jim told me ahead of time so I could face my disappointment early. In those days, scholarship awards were part of the graduation ceremony. “If it helps at all,” Jim said, “as long as I’ve been a counselor nobody has ever received more 2nd place finishes than you.” // The script was switched. This was not what I imagined…. my script was switched.
Disappointments are a part of the human condition. We imagine our lives unfolding in an orderly way, making progress towards our goals /stability… then come the disappointments, our visions are halted…. You thought for sure you’d get that job and go down a certain career path, but then a door is close. Nobody ever imagines their children being ill, losing a job, divorce, pain. A phrase so many dozen times over the years it’s become a proverbial saying: “Children are not supposed to die before their parents.” The script is switched. Disappointments are always your story unfolding in an unexpected way that is less than what you imagine.
Disappointments are a part of the human condition. We imagine our lives unfolding in an orderly way, making progress towards our goals /stability… then come the disappointments, our visions are halted…. You thought for sure you’d get that job and go down a certain career path, but then a door is close. Nobody ever imagines their children being ill, losing a job, divorce, pain. A phrase so many dozen times over the years it’s become a proverbial saying: “Children are not supposed to die before their parents.” The script is switched. Disappointments are always your story unfolding in an unexpected way that is less than what you imagine.
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