Today is the 17th day of the month of the flood (as “mourned” in my religion). The month of Cheshvan is the month where the rainstorm managed to cover the Earth with water. 365 days later (one solar year- not a lunar year, which was the normal calendar mode of the times), the water had receded and the land was dry. Noach (Noah) wanted to know if it was safe to exit the ark. So, he sent out a raven.
Why would Noach send out a raven? Because a raven searches for carcasses. And, given that the flood drowned the world’s inhabitants, should the floodwaters have receded, there would be an abundance of carcasses. But Noach’s raven simply refused to travel- it circled the ark and returned.
Now, the raven is also a very intelligent animal. But, also likes to stay in comfortable environments (the ones it knows well). Which is really why I really am discussing ravens. Even as we learn the lessons of the month of the flood.
You see, many of us are just like the raven. We are, after all, intelligent beings simply looking to find our way. But, many of us prefer to stay in comfortable environments. Even though we want to start our own business, our own venture. But, it’s scary outside the comforts of our lives.
We are afraid we will fail. We are afraid folks will point to us with ridicule or scorn. But, most often, it’s because we have the ideas, but not the internal strength to act on those impulses.
I’m here to suggest we simply try our hand developing our ideas into a reality. To produce a budget and plan, knowing in advance how much it will take (that’s both time and money) and jump into the fray. However, we need to ensure that our budget is firm- and we will watch our expenditures carefully.
We will either make it a great success or we won’t. But, we can’t let our business idea become a money pit. And, when we go for the brass ring, we shall, most importantly, learn great things about ourselves, our ideas, and our abilities.
I’m looking forward to hear about your adventures. I’ve been describing mine for your for years.
Such great advice to develop ideas in whatever area we want. If they don’t turn out, try again but at least we can’t say we didn’t try. Like the saying goes, try and try again, we can succeed or at least learn from it!
Touche, Martha!
I never had the entrepreneurial drive although my grandfather and father both were self employed (my grandfather owned a candy store in Brooklyn for many years-my father co-owned a news stand in New York City for a couple of years after his WWII service ended).
Cool. Entrepreneurial roots!