Life: Bold and Dashing

You know that you are different than others. And you've tried to emphasize that to people, but no matter what you do...you will still be stereotyped and put into certain categories that just don't fit. After someone been knowing me for a while (at least 30 seconds)...many people have told me that I'm different (weird, enthusiastic, unique... etc). And they've failed to figure me out. Even I had begun to wonder why I thought the way I did. So I began looking for a suitable explanation for this fact. 

 One night, last month, me and my family had the privilege of going out to dinner to a Chinese place we hadn't been to in awhile. We took our time eating and sat talking about the random things we do. I hadn't been paying much attention to the average conversation of my parents. Instead I was in my own world of thought (as I often am), thinking about life and who to describe myself. 

 Eventually the waitress came by with the bill and set three little fortune cookies on top of it. We talked  little more, and as we were preparing to leave, I picked up the cookie nearest to me and opened it. The vanilla cookie is never hard to open...as I did so, i could see the lucky numbers on the back, and the Chinese word they always try to teach you (I should be fluent by now). I let the cookie drop and i flipped over the little piece of paper. And nothing could have prepared me to read what I did. It read:

"Life for you is a bold and dashing responsibility."

 It hit me like someone threw a brick t me. At first I thought, who could have possibly described my outlook and self-mission in life? And so well? How could they have known that I had been searching for such a definition? And what a definition it was! 

 Often friends have told me that they don't understand why certain things mean so much to me. Why my outlook on life is so much different than everyone else. Why...some little thing that others wouldn't normally ever worry about...I worry about. And there was the answer. Staring at me from my hand.

 The fortune cookie has only succeeded in making it's statement even more true. Now that I have that perfect definition. I strive on it. 

 When I got home, I placed the fortune on my computer desk and stared at it for a moment. And the next big thought hit me. Hard. I thought, what are the odds that I got that cookie? The cookie that was perfect for me to hear...fell into MY hands. God knew that I had been searching for an answer...and He gave me one. 

"Seek and you will find." ~Matthew 7:7 

 I write this as a multiple message. One: To encourage you to find your definition. To accurately describe how you see the world and who you are. Don't settle for a stereotype, you're more than that! Two: Keep searching. I don't care what it is, keep searching! Be diligent. Do NOT back down. Believe in Matthew 7:7. "Ask and It shall be given unto you, seek and you will find." Remember that! 

I will continue to be the best me I can be. I will continue to see life as an endless field of opportunity and importance. What will you do?