Today, at work, my mind went to racing about the need for personal control. As I thought, I looked over the work that I was performing and found a parallel between it and the subject of control.
During the course of a day, I drill hundreds of holes into the aluminum details that are eventually assembled, by varying fasteners, into larger sub-assemblies of the 737 commercial airliner. Those holes need to be clean and round. Without precision and detail, with the tools required on the job, the holes become elongated and crooked. This doesn't seem like that big of a deal to some, but experience has taught me that the shape and size of the holes is of a critical nature to the longevity of the aircraft parts.
Such is the case with everything else in our lives. I have often given thought to my own life and the things that I do that could be viewed as reckless and could use a little attention to become better in different areas.
I had a recent conversation where the person I was speaking with rehearsed that abuse was the problem in a home of someone they knew. I was saddened that the man of this house didn't have enough control to keep his hands, that hurt others, to himself and that the mean words from his mouth came from an unbridled tongue.
Our ability to control those things that we have control over is imperative so that constant growth and peace can dwell.
A life of peace and contentment will not be achieved without the implementation of self-control. It is, and will always be, an attribute of goodness.
