Point Anyway
I am a failure.
I do not mean this as a way to sound humble. I mean it as a fact. I say things I cannot live. I start strong and then I drift. There is a wide gap between what I believe and how I act.
For a long time, I asked myself a question: Who am I to guide anyone?
If I am still a mess, is it not hypocritical to speak? Should I stay quiet until I am perfect? I thought I had to arrive at the destination before I could point the way.
I was wrong.
A signpost does not have to reach the city. Its only job is to show the direction. It stands at the crossroads and says the city is that way. Nobody calls a signpost a hypocrite because it stays on the road. It does not claim to be the destination. It only claims to know the direction.
I confused the two. I thought I had to be the source. I was never asked to be the source. I was only asked to point toward it.
You do not have to be the light to point at the light. You only need to be honest about where the light is.
In fact, the most honest guide is the one still walking.
Consider two guides:
- The first guide is polished and perfect. He says, "Follow me, I have arrived."
- The second guide has mud on his knees. He says, "I am still lost, but I see the light over there. Let us walk together."
Which one do you trust?
The first guide is the hypocrite. He pretends he has finished the journey. The second guide is believable because he is honest about his struggle.
My failure is not my disqualification. It is my credential. It ensures I never mistake myself for the truth.
There is a difference between pointing "to" and pointing "toward."
"To" implies arrival. It is a finish line. If we had to arrive to speak, we would all be silent.
"Toward" is a direction. It is a heading you correct every time you drift. A compass needle does not have to reach the north pole to point north. It just has to keep moving back to the center.
Life is not about whether you arrived. It is about which way you were facing.
If you are waiting to be perfect before you speak, you are not being humble. You are being proud. You are acting as if the message depends on your perfection.
The message is not about you. It is about grace.
Stop waiting to be worthy. Be a mess who points true. Be a signpost that is also a traveler.
Point anyway.
Source: https://dev.to/fast2future/point-anyway-2afc
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