A Humble Life

You've seen this humble guy before. He has played a supporting role in many of my posts, though he has never been featured. He's the strong, silent type.

He's been with me from the beginning. Simple and versatile in his lowly state.

He's always there - ready to serve, a nice size on which to display some project recently finished. His height is good for taking photos. He travels inside or out. Sometimes, I've left him outside overnight without a thought.

Still, he is there for me, waiting patiently next to my white hutch. He is ever ready for his next assignment. 

He came into my life in a slightly different state. I met him at a yard sale; he was covered in a layer of rose-beige enamel. I paid two dollars for him - a bargain. He had nice legs, and I've always been attracted to a fellow with nice legs.


He sat in my garage for a year or two. Finally, I brought him inside and slapped a coat of paint remover on him. Off came the rose beige, and underneath was a coat of creamy white. Peeking out beneath the white was a coat of light green. I stopped, not wanting to go further.

It pleases me to see the all the various layers of paint. There is also a crack where the two pieces of wood meet that form the seat of this humble stool that serves as a table. It adds character.

I love the tiny flecks of rose beige among the creamy white and green paint layers. All the colors this stool has ever been can be seen at once in varying degrees. 


This stool is a visual metaphor - revealing how all our layers all come together to make us who we are, with varying amounts of each visible to those who know us. It is our layers that make us beautiful, our different colored layers give us our own unique character. 


Our seeming imperfections do not keep us from fulfilling our intended purpose. They do not keep us from going beyond our intended purpose. Our patina only makes us more beautiful. Even if we only serve a humble supporting role in the eyes of the world.

Word for the Day:


Ephesians 4:2

Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.


May you happily find your intended purpose today and every day!


-Revi


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