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| The successful hunter uses all available resources.;) |
The desire for Purpose is unstoppable. We all have one, a Purpose. Most of us are hunting it. A lucky few have actually trapped it and managed not to screw it up. This is, of course, the person we all wish to be. The Purpose Trapper and Tender. Much like actual hunters--successful Purpose Trappers come in all shapes and sizes. Wither they knew what they wanted to do when they were 6, 16, or 60, at some point they went into the wild, took the shot and now have a lovely White Tailed Purpose mounted in their den. I, being a twenty something with the world at my fingertips, have been wondering recently what my purpose is. I know that overall it's to love Jesus and serve the Church and love people. That's my big picture, whole life Purpose and I love it. However, in the finding-your-purpose-is-a-hunt analogy this overall purpose is like the forest I'm hunting in. It will always be there as the thing I'm hunting in as apposed to the thing I'm actually hunting.
I started writing this a few days ago and I believe I discovered the secret to this hunt: It isn't one hunt, it's one thousand hunts. All of us have a purpose for right now, today. In six months it will have changed at least in some marginal way. In six years it could be completely transformed. In real life there are no Trappers or Tenders of Purpose. We are all of us hunters. We catch one and then we release it so that we may find the next one. The beauty of this is the vast room it leaves for mistakes. We can always redirect our path or start over if need be. The only ones who fail the hunt are the ones who stop or never tried.
When I catch today's Purpose, I'll try not to be too satisfied. First I'll celebrate, then look for tomorrow's, remember to check my progress on next years, and pray a little about that Purpose fifty years from now. And so it will go, a long and exciting life of catch and release.
Happy Trails,
Young Victoria
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