You Can’t Cross a Bridge Until You Get to It

  [494 words] All my life I have heard the expression, “you can’t cross a bridge until you get to it,” or “l’ll cross that bridge when I get to it.” These often-used expressions have to do with worrying about things before they happen. A traveler was stopped and informed of some dangerous bridges ahead. With confidence he said, “I’ll cross them when I get to them.” He held the proper attitude. Some, however, aren’t like this traveler. They go through life trying to cross their bridges before they get to them. This will fill their lives with frustration. They think and say, “What if I fail,” or “Suppose things go wrong.” The fact is: At times we will fail and at times things will go wrong. So many are guilty of “premature” living. So many find it difficult to break the “bridge crossing” attitude. Even when they have all…