In the second act of my life I made my living as a building contractor. One of the lessons the man who sponsored me to become a contractor imparted was “When
the workday is over stop working.” At the time it seemed pretty simple, if not downright
painfully obvious. Kinda like never poke a tiger in the eye. In time, however, I began to understand what he was really
talking about. Working in construction there is always some little task
that needs doing. I learned, through painful experience, once I
stopped working for the day, having removed my tool belt and bags, not
to put them back on. On more than one occasion, unfortunately, I spied a
crooked nail, loose board or some other small task which could have
easily waited until the next day, choosing instead to address it before going
home. Right after the hammer slipped and smacked me on the shin or I hit
the nail and heard the unmistakable sound of water rushing from a
pierced pipe or missed the nail on the wall, hitting my thumbnail
instead, I would then remember, belatedly, his words.
In time though the deeper meaning behind this admonition began to dawn on me. Most days long after I had physically
left the job site I was still there in my mind, needlessly rehashing the
days events or worrying about things I had no control over. Emmet Fox refers to this as “taking the train” mentally. Dr Fox taught, “don’t take the train mentally-let the engine
take it" most of the things in my life that I have worried about never came to pass, and I bet yours as well, so "letting the engine take it" today means I let go of manufactured worries, morbid reflection if you like, avoiding needless mental wear and tear and “when the workday is over stop working." Oh, and I never poke
tigers in the eye, that would be foolish, just sayin.
© Vincent Lee Jones Living In Spirit
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