Leap of Faith

“You can never be happy if you’re always afraid to let go of what’s comfortable, familiar. Sometimes, those are the things that hurt us.” Kushandwizom

Have you ever had to trust something so much that your life could depend on it? Well you should trust your leap and have faith that whatever it is you will live. At Camp Ewalu there is a leap of faith. It is a thirty-foot telephone pole. There is a ladder that goes up about ten feet then the rest of the way the pole has staples on it so that one can climb it. The person going has a harness around their pelvis and also one around their chest. There are two ropes that are attached to the harness system. On the ground there are two belayers. Both have harnesses around their pelvises, which has an attachment that has the rope in it. This connection helps to increase friction on the rope in case the climber falls unexpectedly and to lower the person down. The first thing before the climber can even start is to have a contract with the two belayers. After this is over the climber will climb; once they get to the top they have to stand on the top of the pole. Once they are ready they count down and jump. There is a bar a couple feet in front of them that they try to reach. They then are lowered and the jump is over.

This activity is called the Leap of Faith because you have to have faith to be able to jump off of a thirty-foot pole. You have to first have faith in yourself. Every day you have to have faith in yourself. It doesn’t matter the task at hand. If you don’t have faith in yourself then you will not go far in life. One cannot hide behind their weaknesses, one has to have faith that those weaknesses will go away overtime and the strengths will stand out. Second you have to have faith in the two people holding you up when you jump. This is where you need to have faith in your peers. Surround yourself with people that make you have more faith. If you don’t have faith in someone, they may not be worth keeping around. If you want them around then talk to them. Take charge in your life. If your peers are not faithful than you may end up unfaithful. Third you have to have faith in the ropes. In life you have to have faith in the objects around you. Like the chair that you sit in won’t break when you sit down. You have to have faith that the celling won’t fall on you or that your phone won’t die on you while you are in the middle of something important. Last but not least you have to have faith in God. He is one of the only things that can keep you 100% safe. You have to believe in Him and never let that go away.

The only thing standing between what you are and what you want to be is faith. Take the leap of faith.