Ceaseless Struggle

Taking in my eight-year-old daughter's swim meet, I'm flooded with a desire to compete. I envision a relentless pace of powerful strokes propelling me forward almost skimming the surface. Immediately, I wonder what venues could provide such an opportunity and just as quickly I'm struck by the sheer number of adult competitions currently available. (running, biking, swimming, etc.) Considering my current reading, Ideas and Opinions by Albert Einstein, all this causes me pause. Einstein was characteristically altruistic. It was the foundation of his "ceaseless struggle". With all this in mind, I'm convinced of the following. 1) Harking back to simpler, easier successes is short-sighted. These successes are beneficial only as the building blocks of childhood. 2) Adulthood holds a responsibility to succeed within complexity and difficulty. It is this resistance that both develops and maintains maturity. Therefore, my conviction is to apply my desire to the challenges at hand, i.e. raising my children, supporting my wife, contributing to my community. In doing so, I gain ground on my God-given potential.