Inspirational sayings

Every year it happens... it comes around to that delightful time of year when everyone graduates and you need to get them a card to symbolize that you actually realize that they did in fact make it through their 5 years of school for that bachelor's degree. And since you can't get them a card that says, "We had doubts... but you surprised us all! Congrats on your Graduation!"... you naturally fall to looking through the MOST ridiculous greeting cards ever!
There's one that I swear I see every year. The line goes something like this: "Shoot for the moon, even if you miss, you'll land among the stars." Anybody see a problem with this statement?
A. We have already been to the moon, and there's nothing up there but a whole ton of a lot of dust
B. ... Hence, why the only shooting for the moon that anyone does anymore is in card games! (oooh, pitch anyone?)
C. If you shoot for the moon... and you miss... you'd still have to travel 4.3 light years out of your way to even come close to the nearest star... and that still doesn't put you "among the star(s)" (and seriously, if you don't realize that you shot wrong until like 4.3 light years down the road... eeek! ya might have a problem!)
D. I would also like to point out the mathematical likelihood of you hitting something 4.3 light years away is severely diminished if you can't hit something 238,857 miles away...
Yes, obviously this particular phrase really perturbs me, but I think its more than that. Maybe its that I see too many people in life that really honestly have entirely no clue what to do with their lives once they get through with school. Yeah, there are the honored few who really do love whatever they have gone to school to learn to do, or have some place that they are definitely going to live. But all too often I see graduates looking around at family and friends for advice. Or surveying the entire globe and getting completely overwhelmed by the enormity of options that are open for them.
I think that the other thing is that people try to offer hope and meaning to life in a congratulations card... which just isn't real. There's only one source for hope and meaning in life, and if your card doesn't include Him, its bound to sound flat, pathetic, and fake.
When we look to our futures its not supposed to be with fear and apprehension. Its supposed to be with confidence, knowing that though we may not know where or when we are going... we do know Who we are going with. And life should be looked at like a grand adventure! Never knowing whats around the bend, but never needing to until you take those last few steps and see it for yourself. Minds open to dream, heart and hair free to soar on the wind, feet carefree to dance along the path, hand in hand with your Savior.