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“I’ve got the world on a string.”
“All strung out over you.”
Don’t string me along.
These lyrics or themes from various songs and stories discuss string in its many different and diverse uses.
We think of string as a bonder – something that puts many things together into one.
We think of string as a securer – something that can hold things together.
We also think of it as a dangler, from which an object(s) can hang securely.
In the first lyric, having the world on a string means one is dangling the world securely from his or her hands. Who wouldn’t want to have the world as his or her yo-yo.
In the second lyric, one is in a state of disarray. His or her “string” has unraveled.
In the third theme, one has succumbed to someone else’s string which that person has attached to him or her.
Life can often be characterized by metaphorical string, and how we use it. Do we want to attach others to us? Do we want to dangle the world under the security of our hands? Do we want to unravel and be in disarray?
However we decide to use our “string,” we most often can control it.
We make choices, usually after considerable thought. We accept the consequences of those choices, good and bad.
Regardless, they are OUR choices. Certainly, there are limits to our choices. Generally, if our choices adversely affect someone else, the consequences could be dire.
If they affect others positively, the consequences are usually celebratory.
What we choose and how we choose it (them) are the art and science of living. Unlike other animals, who must do certain things to survive, we empower ourselves to survive by our intelligence rather than our instincts. As humans, we certainly have instincts, some of which are quite powerful and positive.
Other times, we have instincts that produce negative results for ourselves and others. Therefore, we use our intelligence to overcome those negative instincts.
What position would you like your “string” to be in? Taut is usually more preferable than unraveled.
String that is taut can give the holder power. It’s up to the holder to use that power for his or her own good, and the good of others.
Unraveled string creates disarray, and can leave one adrift.
In summary, have your world on a string. Don’t get strung out. And, try not to string others along. Let them follow you because they want to.
Tie up any loose ends. Wrap your world in success, for you and others.
Peter