Whoever
watches the wind will not plant. (Ecclesiastes 11:4)
In the Gospel according to Ian Flemming we are
introduced to Apostle Bond… James Bond. Bond has so many qualities that make
him uniquely 007, but the one most crucial to his survival is that he never
hesitates. He sees an opportunity and he acts. I think of Pierce Brosnan
jumping off the hydroelectric dam and skydiving into the cockpit of a freefalling small plane, taking the controls
and flying himself to safety (GoldenEye, 1995). Or there was the time Roger
Moore had to escape in the everglades from the henchman’s lair surrounded by
alligator infested waters. He simply ran across the pond stepping on the backs
of each alligator in turn until he was safely across (Live and Let Die, 1973).
If
that was me, I’d stand there having a debate with myself. “Should I go now? No.
Maybe now? No.” And I’d wind up with a bullet in my back before I even made up
my mind!
I
had no idea the preacher of Ecclesiastes was a 007 fan, but apparently he was.
He taught that it was better to seize and opportunity, even if it’s less than
perfect, than to wait for perfect conditions that may never come. General
George Patton remarked: “A good plan today is better than a perfect plan
tomorrow.”
How
many good opportunities have we let slip through our fingers because we were
waiting for the perfect opportunity? And did that perfect opportunity come?
Probably not.
What
are you waiting for?
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