Parable of the empty bucket by (me!) sandra, tvgp
how old was i ? can't remember.. but young; elementary or middle school..
and i had the opportunity to go with family and friends to the dune~buggy races. i think it was in riverside, California, -not sure..
and none of those details actually matter. here's what does..
they had these races, where two people were in each dune~buggy; a driver and a passenger, and the passenger was provided with a paint bucket full of water..
the object ... the goal, -was to arrive across the finish line.. but the winner was not who crossed the finish line first, you see..
the winner was whoever still had the most water in their bucket after everyone crossed the finish line.
now, i was young.. i took it all very serious.. i held the bucket in the air, balancing it, and moving it around, trying to keep the water from spilling all over the place as we raced up steep damp mountains of dirt.. and did quick turns around cones, and a two wheel tilt to the write, bump, bump, bump.. and then a terrible skid to the left.. and then up a hill, down a hill.. in one of the bounciest, craziest, thrill seekin' fast paced rides of my life..
"Oh my God... we're about to roll..!....!...!..."
-but we never did.. it just felt, for much of the ride, an imminent possibility..
and at some point.. the race comes to an end; everyone has crossed the finish line, and a judge comes around and checks the amount of water in each bucket...
the trophy went to the couple who had the most water left in their bucket,
but.. when you consider what the race was like for the pair who came back with an empty bucket..
"...i don't even know where my bucket is.. it fell out of my hands on one of those crazy turns!.."
-who do you think really won.
posted by SHE @ 8:34 AM
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