"Holy Smokes"

Sometimes we try to accomplish goals. We think we have an idea of what we want, and an idea of how to get it-oftentimes we don't.
This old guy thought he was gonna do something sweet, and in his doing so he, caused an explosion, a mess, experienced at least some measure of pain, and as wrong as it may be, a lot of laughter for those of us who were able to watch him experiment.
I'm not sure if he ever attempted to rectify his 'experiment gone wrong' or not, but I would hope that if he did, his next attempt at creating a homemade sparkler was more successful.

All he wanted to do was "experiment[ing] with fireworks for Halloween". He used some sulfur and potassium magnesium, and thought he would create a fun sparkler for the holidays.
Boy did that go wrong....
All started well, and all ended up with a boom and an exclamation of "Holy Smokes!".


Oftentimes, we, as human beings, strive for things we believe are good. We desire what we believe to be true and pure. However, we often fail to remember that much thought and work need to go into the accomplishment of such desired things. Too many times have I believed in something, yet failed to research it enough, failed to analyze the whole situation, failed to completely think through the necessary course of action, and failed to execute properly the actions required to bring to fruition this dream of mine.

Of course a somewhat morbid video of a man's Halloween "sparkler" blowing up in his face is not sufficient enough to prove my point in it's entirety, however it does show on a small scale that we cannot always have things go our way. Things will go awry. They are always and incessantly going awry. The man definitely did not intend to have a concoction of sulfur and potassium magnesium explode in his face, but he was learning how to, in correct proportion, create this sparkler. It seems to take a few explosions before we learn what we need to know. A few burnt eyebrows and nose-hairs. A few 'wasted' dollars. A few severed friendships. A few mishaps here and there are inevitably going to come our way as we strive to learn, to grow, to achieve what we long for.

Sometimes, unfortunately only rarely, our mishaps alter our path along the quest for 'truth' and in doing so direct us to the right direction. The steer us towards a heading we would never otherwise have come across. Take the steps laid out ahead of you. Follow your dreams with eyes that see the dangers that are coming your way, and with a conscious that reminds you that all things are relative to the beauty of truth.