All I can think is, “…you must be lying, because your lips are moving?” Our conversation is short…it always is, and while I try not to be dismissive…I am also anxious about the precious time this engagement is consuming, still, I stop to listen? Tick-tock-tick-tock…so many precious seconds evaporate, lost forever…increasingly valuable time in my aging state that I am acutely aware I will never get back. Every part of me wants to push pause and call out the exchange for what it is…and for the life of me I can’t shake the irritation while we share the same quarter…and only through the grace of humility do I let all the angst eventually evaporate, and find my exit. I am left, as the space between us is filled with distance and reflection, with the simple affirmation…that what we “do” is always the better definition of who we are than what we “say”…that words spoken should never be enough – they must be complimented by a lifetime of something more, much more.
***********************
Lawrence Lewis
“Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.”
― Marcus Aurelius
About Lawrence Lewis
I do a number of things professionally...but most of all and the true purpose of what I do through "my work" is to provide for my family, be a good husband and great father, and try to make a difference as a world citizen...I guess it's not much more complicated than that 🙂