OVERPACKING
Prudence, thoroughness and farsightedness may be virtues under most circumstances, but playing it safe may not be. Avoiding risk at all costs may be the riskiest and least fulfilling plan of action to take. There is a story about a chicken-hearted knight who had to go on a long journey. He tried to anticipate all problems. He carried a sword and armor in case he met someone unfriendly, a large jar of ointment for sunburn and poison ivy, an ax for chopping firewood, a tent, blankets, pots and pans, and oats for his horse. He rode off — clanking, gurgling, thudding and tinkling. He was a moving junkpile. When he was halfway across a dilapidated bridge, the boards gave way, and he and his horse fell into the river and drowned. He had forgotten to pack a life preserver. Perhaps, he who travels with faith, travels lightest and safest. Martin Buxbaum as quoted in Reader’s Digest, July, 1984.
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