The Tulsa World has been re-running the Calvin and Hobbes
comic strips. Sunday morning (October 30) they ran my favorite. It just
happened to be the very last one that Bill Watterson ever did. It originally
ran on December 31, 1995 (has it been that long?).
It depicts Calvin along with his trusty sidekick Hobbes (who
is real to Calvin but a stuffed toy to everyone else) as they prepare to set
off on new adventures in fresh snow.
there Hobbes ol’ buddy…” Then as they take off down the hill through the snow
on their sled he shouts, “Let’s go exploring!”
of possibilities. I know that real life is full of obligations and deadlines
and schedules and meetings and other tedium. But never forget that God created
you for BIG STUFF and put you in a magical world that begs exploring.
sent twelve scouts (Deut.1) to spy out the land. Ten spies came back with the
report that the land was full of giants and for them to venture into that land
would be a suicide mission, “the Lord must hate us!” they said. (Deut.1:27)
they acknowledged the giants, their perspective was all about the adventures
they could have…the promises they could realize…the dreams they could fulfill.
have the heart of the ten scouts and think of the giants and the mountains and
the hurdles that have to be overcome? Or are you like Joshua and Caleb (and
Calvin)? Do you see the land as a mysterious world of fresh snow begging to be
explored?
on…see what’s over the next hill. I dare you.
wow- perfect timing- we all need a reminder sometimes. new horizons ahead- meet you all there. happy trails!
Well put, Mike! Well put! I, too, love Calvin’s philosophical take on life that often beggars description and somehow escapes us who have forgotten how real something can be when we have relegated “it” to a static position, i.e. a stuffed tiger. Thanks for the upbeat reminder to go exploring!