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Upstream vs. Downstream

Can’t I just tread water?

Credit: John Turnbull

The Un-Comfort Zone With Robert Wilson
Tue, 03/06/2018 - 12:02
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Deb asked me, “Would you like to come over to my house tonight and learn about a business opportunity?” I’d met Deb on a church trip, and had been crushing on her for weeks. She could have ended her question with, “and scrub dirty toilets?” and I would’ve been there, because all I heard was “come over to my house tonight.”

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When I arrived, I was greeted by her father, who ushered me into the living room where a bunch of people were seated on rows of folding chairs. Deb was surrounded by several other young men, so I sat as close to her as I could. Then a man at the front of the room with a chalk board began a presentation.

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