I ran across this photo from the movie Gladiator the other day. As I looked at the scene I realized that it contains two types of characters.
Most of the people sit in the stands and watch. A few choose to enter the arena.
That’s a sad metaphor for how life works.
Rich’s Ride has convinced me that I don’t want to watch life happen. I don’t want to live vicariously through sports and celebrities and reality television.
I don’t want to pretend I’m following Jesus by watching someone else do it.
I have to be careful with this because I don’t do moderation very well. Even the best gladiators can’t be on the arena floor 24/7. They have to train and rest and recover. Sixty-year-old gladiators can’t pretend they’re still twenty if they wish to survive and thrive.
But gladiators don’t prepare for the arena by sitting in the stands.
I don’t want to watch. I want to be in the arena.
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