Mudslides and Scars

You're thinking, "what in the world could this post be about?"

What do mudslides and scars have in common? Read on.

Several roads are just this week being reopened after massive flooding recently effected middle Tennessee. Many of these were closed due to mudslides, some of which completely covered the roads and made them impassable. Many of my friends in southern California can relate. Seasonal mudslides there can wipe out entire neighborhoods and communities.

Mudslides are a lot like scars in that they change the face of the landscape. I have a scar on my hand - the result of a puncture wound from a broken bottle (don't ask). That scar has forever changed the landscape of my hand. Every time I look at it I'm reminded of the circumstances that brought about the scar. Mudslides are the same. They change the landscape - they reshape and reform what previously existed, and act as a reminder of what once was.

Our scars and mudslides in life remind us of what once was. They remind us of the events and circumstances that changed the landscape. If we are wise enough to allow it, they offer us an opportunity to learn from those events and circumstances, and be better off as a result.