There was a man who got lost in the desert. After wandering around for a long time his throat became very dry, and he was quite worried about staying alive without water – until he saw a little shack in the distance.
He made his way over to the shack and found a water pump with a small jug of water and a note.
The note read: “Pour all the water from the jug into the top of the pump to prime it. If you do this, you will get all the water you need”.
Now, the man had a choice to make, if he trusted the note and poured the water in and it worked, he would have all the water he needed. If it didn’t work, he would still be thirsty and he might die. Or he could choose to drink the water in the jug and get immediate satisfaction, but it might not be enough and he still might die.
After thinking about it the man decided to risk it.
He poured the entire jug into the pump and began to work the handle. At first nothing happened and he got a little scared; but he kept going and water started coming out.
In fact, so much water came out that he was able to drink all he wanted, take a shower, and fill all the containers he could find.
Because he was willing to give up momentary satisfaction of having a little water,he faced his fears and he got all the water he needed.
We have the same choice in our life to make. Do we hold on to what we have because we don’t believe there could be better things in store for us, or do we give up our momentary satisfaction and take a risk to see if it just might be better in the long run?
