Chasing the rabbit

I began reading The Good Life written by Charles Colson. He introduces the book saying that he is going to share some questions that people (including himself) struggle with throughout their lives and then he said he will answer those questions with the only answer he knows. I have only just begun to read, but already I want to know the answer. I guess I could read the last chapter first, but that seems like cheating. In the first chapter, Colsen talks about people's desire to live up to others' sacrifices for them. He used the example of Private Ryan visiting Captian Miller's grave. The question is, "Have I done enough?" That resonates with me. I feel I am always asking myself if I am living up to my potential. I never ask myself who defines my full potential, what does my potential really look like fleshed out? Usually the question leaves me searching for what and who define me, searching for that hidden purpose. Don't get me wrong, I believe it's good to set goals and acheive things on this earth and working towards those goals fills much of our time. The Olympics inspires me so much for that very reason. After reading Colsen's introduction and first chapter of The Good Life, I was running in my neighborhood and a little rabbit jumped onto the sidewalk in front of me. As I pushed forward, the rabbit would dash ahead and then stop, let me catch up and then bound ahead again. We began a little game of chase, and honestly it helped me run, I was distracted by my cute little running buddy. It reminded me of an article I read about Casey Tibbs, one of our Para-Olympic runners who will compete next week in London. He keeps the parable of the Coyote who can only eat rabbits to live in his head. It keeps him going, remembering the Coyote chasing the rabbit. But at the end of the day, there has to be something more than just survival that I am chasing. I want a deeper purpose, I want to acheive goals that will make a difference in eternity and when I ask the question, "Have I done enough?", I know the answer is no. And so... here I am... still chasing the rabbit.