Youth challenge and dare one another. "I dare you to...." and a person is considered a 'chicken' for not accepting the dare. Sometimes those adventures are exciting: traveling to Europe; taking in Indonesia; climbing a mountain; going on a camping trip; learning to ski or a young man's first date.
Sometimes, though, pranks turn sour: a Friday night with the boys results in a drunken driver hurting others; a romance goes off track; a shoving match turns violent. Events often end up pitting youth against their parents.
What about 'adventure' in years after the clock ticks off 30, then 35 and then 40-years? The desire for 'living on the edge' or 'finding the limits' changes from adventures of self discovery to a new awareness of others, if we follow 'Kingdom living'.
'Kingdom living' brings about adventures that are far more interesting than those of youthful fancy.
Examples of "adult" adventures abound: Being able to build a school room for poor children in Nicaragua; adopting - and supporting - an orphan child half a world away; improving one's neighborhood; teaching new immigrants how to get around their new city; volunteering at church, at the local hospital or seniors' residence.
ALL of these and a thousand other opportunities await us as each day can - and does - bring us the adventures of what is going on in the lives of other people. The 'next adventure' is making a difference in the lives of others.
Sometimes, though, pranks turn sour: a Friday night with the boys results in a drunken driver hurting others; a romance goes off track; a shoving match turns violent. Events often end up pitting youth against their parents.
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| Children in Cochabamba, Bolivia with Grace Garcia |
'Kingdom living' brings about adventures that are far more interesting than those of youthful fancy.
Examples of "adult" adventures abound: Being able to build a school room for poor children in Nicaragua; adopting - and supporting - an orphan child half a world away; improving one's neighborhood; teaching new immigrants how to get around their new city; volunteering at church, at the local hospital or seniors' residence.
ALL of these and a thousand other opportunities await us as each day can - and does - bring us the adventures of what is going on in the lives of other people. The 'next adventure' is making a difference in the lives of others.
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