On Father’s Day something happened that made me think of all of you…
A couple of days prior to Father’s Day the safety mechanism that slows the oven door as it opens broke. I couldn’t figure out how to reattach it at the time and so I put it off until I would have time to look at it again.
On Father’s Day, my father in law washed his hands, and instinctively wrapped the hand towel over the oven handle. No sooner had he stepped away from the oven, the door fell with a loud CRASH!! It hit the floor as the second safety mechanism gave way to the weight of the oven door. We ran into the kitchen to see the damage…
Our plan was to get another five years out of our kitchen, oven and all. Sometimes we miscalculate how long something will last in a weakened state. Or, we just simply put things off because we don’t want to deal with them at all. Then one day, we realize we waited too long to handle the situation and it grows exponentially.
Looking back, we realize that we missed the warning signs of the impending malfunction during the previous weeks. For example, the flickering oven light was blamed on the kid’s playing with the switch. But the light also turns on when the oven door is open. We never put the two together; we just blamed the wrong “cause.”
Let’s face it, although we all know how to “keep house,” things ultimately break down. Thankfully we can replace machines at a relatively low cost and with little effort… Once replaced, we are wise to maintain them over time so they last long and work up to par during their lifetime. It’s the little things like checking the hinges on doors that prevent catastrophes… What if our 16 month old was near the oven door when it fell? Thankfully we’ll not have to consider that ramification of our misjudgment.
How often do we go through the same scenario with our lives? That back ache when we picked up the pencil got ignored. The muscle spasm from gardening too long is treated with ice or heat rather than getting checked. The stomach ache is completely written off due to “spicy food.” We all have a habit of glossing over the seemingly simple offenses we commit until we can’t walk, golf, or play tennis anymore.
Thankfully we all have Chiropractors who help us recognize the potential impact each of these little things has on us, our family and their lives. That is why you get checked regularly every week. You’re in touch with the way your body works, and you make sure they are all working up to par on a given day. You get checked regularly every week so that your body can respond and adapt to the situations it is presented with appropriately that you may enjoy the rewards a full life.
