I laid out my goals last week for the 2012 racing season.  One of them, which I consider to be the toughest, is caring for other racers more than myself.  Why is this one of the toughest?  Let me explain.

Imagine with me for a moment.  It has been a long winter.  You have spent those months preparing for the upcoming racing season.  Maybe building a new car, or maybe just updating your current one.  You put a new body on it, freshened the motor, put fresh tires on, and made the set-up tweaks that you think will put you in the front.  Finally, the much anticipated race is here.  You load up your equipment and head to the races with much anticipation.  In hot laps the motor runs great, and the car handles well.  Your expectations now increase.  As you roll out for the heat race, you are focusing on what you have to do to cross the finish line first and solidify a front row starting spot in the feature.  You come out of turn four and get the green flag.  You race down into turn one and lift to set your car.  Then from seemingly out of nowhere, you feel a car slam into your left side.  You hear their motor turning what seems like 10,000 RPMs and see their car flash across yours as you go spinning out of control.  When you come to a stop, all you can see is bent sheet metal.  The wrecker takes you back to the pits and you find two flat tires, a bent shock, broken upper A arm, and a bent spindle.  Your night now gets much harder.

I share this because it happened to me in 2009.  In that moment I wanted nothing more than revenge.  As I write this now, feelings of anger surface even though it was 2 years ago.  It is one thing to drive into a corner to deep, but when you do not lift.  That is the same as saying "I do not care about you, and I am going to do whatever to get what I want."  Is caring for a person with that attitude required?  Is it possible?  What are the consequences if I do not care about this person?  What does society say, and what does the Bible say?  These are important questions and yet are difficult ones. 

This week and subsequent weeks, I am going to study this topic.  If it is a 2012 goal, then I think it warrants a full understanding.  Stay tuned for my findings.