“On Making Oatmeal and a Mess”
So, I put oatmeal on the stove this morning. However, I realized that I had a little time before it cooked, so I went out to get the trash cans and recycling bin, and set them beside the garage.
Then I walked back in the house, and there was my server’s apron on the counter right beside the door. “Oh, I should go ahead and put this in my car,” I said to myself.
While I was in the garage, I decided to put my bike in the trunk, and . . . well, you can see where this is going, can’t you?
By the time I remembered the oatmeal, it was nice and creamy—or, at least, it was creamy on top. On the bottom of the saucepan was a substance that was roughly the color and consistency of tartar on teeth that have not been cleaned for five years.
Attention Deficit Disorder is such an interesting disease! Sometimes, I think it should be called A.E.D: “Attention Excess Disorder.” I try to pay attention to too much.
Some recent studies have suggested that “multitasking” is not really possible. I know it isn’t possible for me. I try to pack too much living into life, and end up with a saucepan that is not easy to clean.
I am a big fan of M*A*S*H reruns. I can’t say that I like Charles Emerson Winchester III (who is as pompous as his name suggests), but I do think he occasionally makes a good point. Early in his tenure at the 4077, Winchester said, “I do one thing, I do it very well, and then I move on.”
The Apostle Paul, a person who accomplished a lot, said something similar about his desire to know Christ. “Brethren, I do not regard myself as having laid hold of it yet; but one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 3:13-14).
When you’re running a race, you don’t have more than one goal. What race are you running? Don’t try to do too many other things and let your oatmeal burn!
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