The Stump

This is going to sound stupid I'm sure. 

Mike and I were removing a tree in our backyard.  All went well until we got to the stump.  Well, you can imagine the blue words Mike used.  I was painting on the patio. I went over to see what all the fuss was about.  He had the chain saw and it seemed a simple procedure to just cut it out of the ground.  Well, he used the chain saw until it went "tits up" to use Mike's vocabulary.  It wasn't sharp enough to cut through the wood anymore.  So we got the pry bar and he would give that a go with the ax and I was amazed at how much energy was expended with no result.  So I tried a couple of things.  Mike would then step in and try another angle.  While watching him I would see a weak spot and give the ax a try myself.  We traded off and on like that.  When one method would give out the other person would come in with another method.  Not only did we trade off with the ax, and the splitting maul, and the pry bar but our strength too was traded off.  Pretty soon it was evident that we were making progress.  I would chop until my arms would no longer hold the ax.  Mike would then just step in and continue.  I would pant and sputter and take a breather.  Then when he would be tired I would then just step in and do the work.  Well, as I was watching him chop away at the stump that from a distance looked to be a "simple" extraction I realized a few things about relationships.  One should never judge how difficult someone else's job/life is or how easy either.  Until you have actually seen up close and even then if you aren't the one doing the work you may not be in any position to judge.  Judging someone else's job either in how they are doing it or how easy it should be can be damaging to everyone.  No matter how hard a job is if you have a helper it can get done.  No matter how hard a job is if you just keep at it with a good attitude and consistency you will be all the better for it.  Nothing and I mean NOTHING can be accomplished by yourself.  And if you see a job too big for someone then take it on for a little while and you will be the better for it.

I am not sure if this is clear to anyone but me.  I just know that as I looked down into that hole with a stump in it and was sweating and cussing along with Mike I knew there was no other person in the world except him who would understand how hard that stump was to remove because we had done it together.  And neither of us alone could have done the job.

Well, it became very clear that life is like that stump.  Alone you cannot accomplish a thing.  Together we can accomplish Miracles.

So keep up the love and support and we will chop away at the bad and only remember the good.

I love you all
Corinna

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