“Keep Moving!” That saying, under any circumstance – good or bad, but especially bad, is always relative. If you stop moving bad things happen. The Marines coming across the beach on the pacific island of Tarawa during World War II found out that bad things happen when you stop moving. The Marines could not stay on the beach or they would be killed; they had to keep moving under withering machine gun fire inland. The lesson was so poignant that “Keep Moving” became the motto of the 2nd Marine Regiment.
Keep moving applies in daily life, too. If you stop exercising your body it tightens up and becomes useless. If you stop exercising your brain it begins to deteriorate. If you stop driving a car, or any piece of machinery, it starts to break down.
Likewise, if you’re struck with a set back in life the worst thing you can do is stop moving.
Next time you’re faced with a challenge, remember the Marines at Tarawa and keep moving.
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2 comments:
Amen.
Exactly. I have a friend who is a quadriplegic and I always think about how much she might like to trade me problems. :)
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