When did “good enough” become an acceptable standard by which things/tasks are measured? Is “good enough” acceptable to you? In other words, is “good enough”, good enough for you?
Let’s look at it this way…
If I offered you something “good enough”, would you accept it immediately without even thinking about it AND be satisfied with it for the rest of your life?
Or…
Would you wait for a “better” option? What if the “something better” required you to sacrifice and delay your gratification cycle, but was exactly everything you hoped and dreamed?
A few years ago a businessman was preparing to go on a trip. He called a meeting with several of his workers. He gave each of them satchels of money for safe keeping, then left. When he returned from his trip he met with the workers again. The worker he had given 5 satchels returned him 10. The worker he had given 2 returned him 4. The worker he had given a single satchel, returned a single satchel.
He was very proud of the two who has increased their counts and heaped praise upon them; even promoting them to higher positions of greater importance. However, the worker who returned the single satchel didn’t fare quite as well. The third worker thought it “good enough” to keep the money in a safe place rather than accept the risk of investing his satchel. The businessman was so upset he took the single satchel and gave it to the worker with 10.
Simply put, to the workers who had generated more income, an abundance was given. The worker who thought he did “good enough”, had his satchel taken away.
Yes, that was a thinly veiled re-telling of the Parable of the Talents (Matthew 25:14-30), but the point it makes is still relevant in today’s world: use your talent responsibly and reap great rewards. Be irresponsible with your talent and receive nothing.
Seems like the choice is pretty obvious, right?
This reminds me of a song I used to sing as a kid – “This Little Light of Mine”.
Here’s the link to the version closest to what I sang. It was performed by Voice of HOPE Childrens Choir on the Hour of Power with Bobby Schuller.
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