Nature's Reality Check

A classmate makes an interesting observation: “The snow makes it clear where we’ve been. What it doesn’t as effectively reveal is where we’re going.” After reading Becca’s blog (http://backyardtransliteration.blogspot.com/2009/01/quo-vadis.html) I immediately went outside to stare at the frozen, snow/ice covered ground.

There all over my yard were the footprints of my two dogs, my dad’s size 10 foot and my much smaller one (we are the only two that have a need to walk outside in the snow to reach our vehicles). Our footprints converge in some points where I tried to step in his already made steps to keep my dress shoe clad feet dry.

This simple sign of dependency makes me question exactly where I am going in life. When will I step out of my parents’ footprints and step out on my own? I have plans, dreams, and goals that I work towards every day, but when will the dependency stop?

This is a reminder of how nature awakens us to reality. Who would have thought that footprints frozen in the snow could cause someone to question their life’s ambition? Nature has a way of uncovering things and simplifying things. The only thing we have to do is stop long enough to notice.