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	He wandered in through my partially open window a few hours earlier. Of course, I didn't really know if it was a "he" or not...how does one tell with a black wasp? Anyway, "he" came in, obviously without intention, only to figure (in a fairly short period) that this was a place he really didn't want to be. And so his dilemma: What to do? Wings buzzing frantically, he tried with all his might to fly back toward the sunlight. I suppose it hurt- hurling himself like that against the window. He didn't do it for long. After a couple-dozen-or-so 'bounces' against the glass, he stood still upon the lower pane, contemplating his situation. Rubbing first his front legs, then back legs together, he puzzled. Antennae twitching, he crawled backward and forward, then upward then downward, all the while wanting nothing more than to return to the outside...to "undo" his mistake. It got me to thinking... Life can be like that sometimes: happy and carefree one moment... catastrophe the next. And blessed as we are to be given total freedom of choice, so are we equally accountable for the consequences of what we choose. As I observed the wasp, I recognized that while sometimes awful things happen without any sense or conscious reason, most of our 'low points' result from either poor choices or limited perspective. I left my desk for awhile, and upon my return discovered that the frantic wrestling with present circumstances had taken its toll upon the wasp. Energy spent, he had stopped altogether, motionless upon the leading. Head down and wings tucked, he clearly didn't have a clue. He longed for the outside, yet now seemed resigned to a final fate upon the sill. He'd forgotten how easy it was to get into this mess. Dejected and demoralized, he couldn't conceive that a simple change in focus...a difference in perspective...would provide him his freedom. And yet the opening in the window... everything he longed for...was just six inches away. Ever been in such a mess? You know...one where it seems like there's absolutely no way out? Well, if it's behind you, congratulations. If you're in the middle of it, take heart. For it's in such low points that deep emotional cleansing takes place. It's in such places and times that you discover what's really important; like who you really are, the stuff you're made of...and your true and honest priorities. And though much of the process might be anything but pleasant, if you listen to your heart, keep your head up and your mind right, you learn...and you grow. The wasp; however, had clearly given up. I couldn't take it any longer, so I grabbed a magazine... and prompted him toward the bottom of the window. Once aware of his opportunity, the wasp launched himself through the opening without reservation and was gone. A gift of life for the wasp. A lesson in life for me. You see, there's never a time to contemplate a 'fate upon the sill'. No matter what's going on, there is always an answer...always. All you need do is seek it. Seek it and hang in there until it comes. And come it will...exactly upon that wonderful moment when, in the 'blink of an eye', your vision becomes crystal clear. At that instant, it is as if an Invisible Hand takes hold of you, and leads you to your open window. All then that is left for you to do, is spread your wings...and fly.