My poor, sweet mother did everything she could each Sunday, to get all four of her children dressed up and in our Sunday best, for Church.
When I was about 6 years old, I was completely convinced that I could curl my own hair. I spent a good chunk of time trying to convince my own Mom that I was entirely able to do it.
After pestering my mom enough, she gave in, and let me do my
own hair.
As I looked in the mirror, I clamped the curling iron down
on a section of hair, and I twisted the curling iron up to create the ultimate
curl. I did it just the way I had seen my Mom do it, hundreds of times.
When I decided that the iron was in for a sufficient
amount of time, I started to
twist the iron to unwind it from its clasp in my hair.
But being the idiotic and ignorant 6 year old that I was, the reflection
of the mirror confused to me. I began to twist the iron UP towards my head,
rather than DOWN away from my head.
Within seconds I felt the singe of the iron against my
scalp.
The more I twisted it, the more it burned.
I began to panic and scream. My Mom came rushing to my aid. I went
to church that Sunday with a giant burn on my forehead, and an Icepack firmly
pressed to it. Not the most classy appearance.
As a result, I still have a small, almost unnoticeable, but present, bald
spot in my hair.
This was a lesson, I would never forget.
I compare it to our Heavenly Father and us, and our almost,
childlike view of our lives. At times, we think we know best. We think that we
can do it on our own. And perhaps, one day we can. But in this life, we simply
do not have a perfect view or understanding of our abilities. We are imperfect
mortal beings, with an unclear view. But with the assistance of our Heavenly Father, practice, and learning, we can grow to become
more like him.
We simply cannot go through this world, this life, without
the assistance of our Heavenly Father.
In the Book of Mormon, there is a scripture in Alma 26:12
“ I know that I am nothing; as to
my strength I am weak; therefore I will not boast of
myself, but I will boast
of my God, for in HIS strength I can
do all things.”
Without God, we are literally nothing. But
with God we can be EVERYTHING.
We have the potential to be like God, but
until them, we have to rely on him.
My Mom knew that I could not sufficiently curl my own hair and have it look presentable. But I insisted on my independency. I learned this lesson the hard way with a curling iron and a bad burn. But I will always remember this lesson and what I learned from it. I needed the assistance of my Mom. I could not do it alone, yet.
Unfortunately, sometimes we walk away from
these learning experiences with a few scars….and maybe even a bald spot.
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