The Eternal Truth in 7:38

Many years ago, I had the privilege of getting to know Tino Wallenda Zoppe’. Tino is the grandson of Karl Wallenda of the Flying Wallenda’s. Tino and his family have a wonderful faith in Christ that they freely share as they perform on the high wire.

Recently while wrapping up my day at school, I came across a video of Tino. It was almost 5:00 p.m. so I didn’t feel guilty about talking a few minutes to pause and focus on something other than the school-day activities. Besides, the video was only 7:38 in length.

Tino was on the high wire describing how his grandfather taught him to maintain his balance by fixing his sight on a single focal point at the end of the wire. As he became more proficient on the wire he could look away and perform stunts with ease. Whenever he would begin to lose his balance, his sight automatically returned to that point at the end of the wire.

Tino said that life is the same way; we sometimes stumble and lose our balance. For Tino, the focal point of his life is his faith in Jesus Christ. When life gets out of balance, it is our faith in Christ, our spiritual equilibrium that brings us back to center.

I shared the video with a student who came by my office that afternoon. Afterwards the student remarked, “He (Tino) shared his faith through what he did; that’s what I want to do with my life.”

And THAT is the impact we want to have on all of our students! May it be so…

Here is the link to the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gx1eG3Z05Vs&list=HL1360875053&feature=mh_lolz