Time on the Clock

You don't know what's gonna happen.

“You don’t know what’s gonna happen! There is still time on the clock!” and in that moment I saw incredible wisdom in that. He was right. I told him he was inspiring me right now and he gave me a touching look like nobody had ever said that to him before. With a little smile, he said thank you, and sat up a little straighter.

So, San Francisco won the game. He excused himself to go smoke a cigarette, and sat at the other end of the bar when he came back in. Conversation over, but not forgotten. I actually tell this story often with my best deep Cajun accent because it made it sound so cool when he said those things, maybe part of what made it memorable. There is still time on the clock.

You never know when profound wisdom will strike, sometimes it happens in the most unexpected of places. So many people limit themselves by assuming the outcome. It is sadly common and keeps us stuck in a big way. You don’t know what’s going to happen, but if you keep things the same way at least they are somewhat more safe and predictable. We stay at jobs we don’t like, mediocre relationships and show up as who we think we need to be to stay comfortable.

There is still time on the clock. You don’t know what’s gonna happen.