Spending more time at home and tired of T.V. reruns in the past months, my wife and I got into building puzzles. Deep in a spare bedroom closet we found an old landscape puzzle yet to be opened. 1500 pieces with the Matterhorn as the central image.
My wife likes to complete the outer frame first. So we began … A couple of weeks in we were still struggling and she had enough. With a suggestion of boxing it up, I was not so willing to give in. Saying I had the patience of Job, it truly was stubbornness on my part. I hate to lose.
Pieces slowly came together, starting with the inside and working my way out. Much still remains to be done, but the process has reminded me of the importance of starting on the inside when discovering meaning in life … It is in understanding ourselves first that we have a better perspective on the big picture.
