Repair, Restore, Renew
My favorite local lake, Nottingham, is totally torn up. Earlier in the summer we learned that the lake was leaking and needed repairs. Knowing that there were a couple of events that needed the lake to be filled with water, the local authorities decided to make a couple of small adjustments to get through the need period. Once the events were over they completely drained the lake and began digging. You see the earlier repairs were only temporary fixes. They town could have made the decision to just continue repairing the lake as needed in order to save money, time or visual appeal, but the real problem would still exist deep beneath surface of the water. If the source of the problem is not corrected in the lake, year after year more troubles will come to light. Digging deep right now might seem inconvenient or drastic, but if that will correct the situation for many years, it is the best thing to do…really the only thing to do. In our lives we sometimes try ...