James Hetfield said that when he found Lars, he had finally found the other person who was just as committed as he was to making it work. Everybody else was just f’n around.
That’s who he was looking for. Someone else who was committed. He knew this was who he was going to hitch his wagon to, regardless of their differences.
You know the difference. You see it in others. If you’re honest with yourself, you see it in you. You know when you’re committed or just f’n around.
Commitment overrides differences. It engages complementary skill sets. It makes 1 + 1 > 2. It breeds trust. It pulls through.
Just f’n around is fine. We can’t be committed to everything in our lives all the time. Nothing wrong with that, but don’t kid yourself.
Success, whatever that looks like, requires committment — marriage, startups, bands, hockey teams, congregations, communities.
Are you committed or just f’n around?
