How do you respond when life hands you lemons?
After eleven years of marriage, a loving couple finally gave birth to a baby boy. Their baby boy was the apple of their eyes. One morning, when the boy was around two years old, the husband saw a medicine bottle open. He was late for work so he asked his wife to cap the bottle and put it in the cupboard. The mother, totally preoccupied in the kitchen, forgot about the open medicine bottle.
The boy saw the bottle and playfully went to it. Fascinated with its color, he drank it all. It happened to be a poisonous medicine meant for adults in small doses. When the young boy collapsed, his Mom rushed him to the hospital, where he died.
The Mom was stunned and terrified. How would she face her husband?
When the Dad came to the hospital and saw his dead son, he looked at his wife. He only said four words: I love you, Darling.”
His totally unexpected behavior is proactive. The child is dead. Had he criticized his wife, his words would not have brought his son back. So he responded lovingly instead.
His proactive behavior shows he is taking control of the situation and making things happen instead of adjusting to it or waiting for something to happy. It shows he is acting in advance to prevent future negative events. He is doing his best to make lemonade even though life has just handed him bunches of lemons!
When life hands you lemons, what do you do? Do you behave proactively or re-actively?
I know from experience that behaving proactively helps me cope with depression and anxiety. It truly lightens my emotional burdens. Behaving proactively requires patience and forethought, but I must behave this way. I do not want to be burdened with more anxiety and depression!
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One comment on “How Do You Respond?”
Sandy
November 26, 2017 at 5:38 pmA co-worker who has gone on to be with our Lord once shared with we when I was dealing with a difficult situation with another to “Always take the high road.” It is challenging sometimes but it has proved to be the best course of action time and time again just like it was for this husband.