CONSEQUENTIAL CHOICES
November 21, 1980, began
like any other day for the men aboard a Texaco oil rig on Lake Peigneur, a 1,300-acre
lake in Louisiana, USA. Day in and day
out, the workers would sink a drill down through the muddy bottom of the lake in
search of oil. However, on that day
things went totally haywire. Below the
surface of the lake was a salt mine, and someone on the oil rig miscalculated
the placement of the drill, which caused it to penetrate one of the salt mine’s
tunnels.
What happened next was similar to pulling the plug out of a full bath
tub. A massive whirlpool formed. First it brought down the oil rig. Thankfully, the workers evacuated in
time. Then, unbelievably, the powerful whirlpool
consumed a second oil rig, eleven barges, a tug boat, several trucks, a loading
dock and numerous trees. In just three
hours, over 13 billion liters of water drained from the lake, along with
everything on and around it.
Remember: Nothing that we
do is ever done in a vacuum. In an
increasingly smaller global community, we are directly or indirectly affected
by the decisions and actions of others.
So be very cautious and careful about your choices. Pray.
Think. Consider others. Seemingly small or apparently inconsequential
things might have major impact, both in your life and on the lives of those around
you.
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