Two Horses
Just up the road from a country home is a field, with two horses in it. From a distance, each horse looks like any other horse. But if you stop your car, or are walking by, you will notice something quite amazing.... Looking into the eyes of one horse will disclose that he is blind. His owner has chosen not to have him put down, but has made a good home for him.
This alone is amazing. If you stand nearby and listen, you will hear the sound of a bell. Looking around for the source of the sound, you will see that it comes from the smaller horse in the field. Attached to the horse's halter is a small bell. It lets the blind friend know where the other horse is, so he can follow.
As you stand and watch these two horses, you'll see that the horse with the bell is always checking on the blind horse, and that the blind horse will listen for the bell and then slowly walk to where the other horse is, trusting that he will not be led astray. When the horse with the bell returns to the shelter of the barn each evening, it stops occasionally and looks back, making sure that the blind friend isn't too far behind to hear the bell. ~ Author Unknown
Our thoughts on the lesson from this story for relationships...
The lesson we can learn from these beautiful animals with our mates is to not throw one another away just because we are not perfect or because we have problems or challenges. The lesson also is “shore one another up” and support our mate and even bring others into our lives to help us when we are in need. Sometimes we are the blind horse being guided by the little ringing bell and needing the support of our mate and other times we are the guide horse, who is strong and able to find our way so that we can help and ‘shore up’ our mate.
Please listen for your mates bell and it will encourage them to listen for yours.
Question for you: What are ways you can shore up your mate? What are ways they can shore up you?
NOTE: If you don't know what to do to "shore up" or encourage your mate, our couples training teaches you and your mate exactly what they need for encouragement and how to shore one another up. Check the calendar on our website for our next training available to the public.
