Simple Pleasures

If you look very closely at this photo, it appears as though my grandson is going to fall head-first off the toddler slide. You would, indeed, be correct. But even as this photo was taken, he has no fear--he just goes with the flow and tumbles off the slide on to the carpet. He landed on the carpet, flat on his back, and lay there looking up at us and laughing.
If we were to take the slide, enlarge it to an adult-sized slide and send me down in the same manner that my grandson went, I guarantee that I would be hanging on for dear life and trying not to finish the descent. Why? Because I knew that the landing at the bottom would not be pleasant, and I would probably have broken body parts.
Sometimes, too much knowledge can cause us to be overly cautious and, at times, prevents us from really enjoying life. Are we afraid to take on new adventures because we know what the end result could be?
I know that, for me, I would not want to try rock climbing because I would be terrified to be dangling from a rope hundreds and thousands of feet above the earth's floor. But for someone else, it is an exhilarating adventure, to be suspended above the earth and challenging themselves to complete the ascent.
We are all different creations, fashioned by God, with unique talents, different ideas, and a vast array of languages and beliefs. I prefer to keep my feet on planet earth on good, solid footing.
"You have shown me the pathway to life. In your presence is fullness of joy, and at your right hand are pleasures forever." (Psalm 16:11, The Clear Word Bible)