Another Message from Jayne

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My Old Watch – And Me

Carl Rogers received a new watch for his birthday when he was 27 years old. After a couple years of real good service, his watch began losing about 2 minutes a day. But this was no problem for Carl as he would simply reset his watch each week, and all was fine. After another couple years, the 2 minutes became 5 minutes, and by the time he was 35, his watch was losing 15 minutes a day. So now he would reset it each morning and go on about his business.
Carl was quite a detail person and kept records on everything, and this included the history of his watch. When Carl reached 40 years of age, he got out all the records on his watch and went through them.
Carl had taken pictures of himself each of the 13 years he wore his watch. He got these out and looked them over. He laid them all out in order of time, and at first, he just admired his watch and how it looked with the clothes he was wearing. But then Carl began looking at himself, and the more he did, the more his attention shifted from his watch to the Carl he was seeing in the pictures.
When he was 27, he saw that he was fit and trim. He looked more alert and more active. And although he couldn’t really see much difference from one year to another, he could definitely see his body slipping when he looked at a 4 to 5 year period. He also remembered back when he was 27 that he was so active and did so many things; whereas today, any activity seemed to come much harder.
Then that “significant” thing happened to Carl. As he was looking at how his body had changed in 13 years, he would glance at his watch and realize how it too had slowed, had become weaker, and was constantly needing repair and attention. Then he thought, “Boy, my life and the life of my watch have been going in the same direction, and I haven’t even realized it. How could I be so stupid to not see this happening?”
Having realized what he had let happen, he made two very important – and positive – decisions. First, he immediately made plans for regaining the body he left behind. Secondly, he bought a new watch.
Well, that was 5 years ago, and today on Carl’s 45th birthday; he laid his pictures together again. Was he excited! He could see a “new” Carl – the Carl he used to know when he was 27; a Carl with energy; a Carl who wasn’t always taking medicine for this and that; a Carl who was trim; a Carl with good muscle tone and strength. And most importantly, a Carl who felt good about himself!
Oh yes, Carl doesn’t put up with slow running watches anymore. If they can’t keep up, they go!


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Jayne Benkendorf, editor
The Rebel
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