{"id":422,"date":"2011-05-01T09:00:33","date_gmt":"2011-05-01T14:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.barbdahlgren.com\/?p=422"},"modified":"2011-05-09T14:18:34","modified_gmt":"2011-05-09T19:18:34","slug":"too-close-to-the-edge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/barbdahlgren.com\/?p=422","title":{"rendered":"Too Close to the Edge"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"\"<\/a>Years ago I heard a story about a wealthy woman who advertised for a new driver.\u00a0 She asked the three applicants this question:\u00a0 \u201cHow close to a cliff could you drive?\u201d<\/p>\n

The first man said he could drive within an inch of the edge of the cliff.\u00a0 The second made the same claim.\u00a0 The third said, \u201cI really couldn\u2019t tell you because I try to keep as far away from danger as I can.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Whom do you think she hired?<\/p>\n

There is a lesson in this story for all of us.\u00a0 Let\u2019s say the edge of the cliff is temptation.\u00a0 Do we risk getting as close to edge as possible without thinking of the possibility of falling off?\u00a0 Or do we stay away from danger?\u00a0<\/p>\n

We all have weaknesses.\u00a0 If we know what our weaknesses are, perhaps we should avoid putting ourselves in situations where we would be tempted to succumb to them.\u00a0 For example:<\/p>\n