Stuck

An elephant is often smart enough not to get stuck in a tight space, but not everyone shares this good fortune.

On the 4th of July, we were traveling to a family gathering when we saw a semi-truck wedged under a gas station canopy. It was a funny sight. (Probably funnier for us than him).

We are often like the elephant when we travel: we try to remember everything, but not everything will fit.

Perhaps one of the most important things to remember is that we have to carry all this extra weight or stuff around... through the airports, through security, under canopies etc, etc.

I have come to the conclusion after years of traveling that it is usually better to travel a little lighter, even if we could have used some extra gear along the way.

One thing worse than being stuck without something is being stuck with too much of a thing (see the semi-truck). Maybe that is why a famous Hebrew (not Jenny Craig) said "let us lay aside the weight that does so easily beset us".

I concur.
Mark