Staying on the Tricycle

In 2009, C. William Fisher wrote a book titled Don’t Park Here. In it, he includes the story of driving along the road with his then 4-year-old son sitting with him in the front seat. Fisher asked his son, “Byron, what do you want to be when you grow up…?”

Byron’s answer surprised him, “I don’t want to grow up to be a man.”

“Why not?”

“Because then I couldn’t ride my tricycle,” answered Byron.

Byron had no idea what lay ahead. If he lived long enough, he would ride bicycles, drive cars, pickups, and who knew what else. Fortunately, Byron would not be limited by his lack of vision for long. He would grow up to become a man.

Do the people you work with lack vision? Do they not recognize the potential in their own lives?

You see it.

They don’t.

If so, why not call their attention to what they can achieve? You don’t want a fellow human being to find satisfaction riding a tricycle for the rest of his life when he could one day drive a car. You want him for his own sake to grow up.

Speaking of which, are you riding a tricycle when you have the capability of driving a car? Are you growing up?