At the first sign of trouble and pain the immediate reaction is to wrap everything we love in a cocoon of care and protection…when the best course of action may be anything but…when the best course of action may be a swift kick in the ass, with not so gentle instructions to step-up and step-through the immediacy of the barrier that may be in front of us. My great-grandmother was very good at this instruction…and I can’t think of anyone I respected and loved more…nor can I think of anyone who made it clearer to me (through words, actions and silence) the expectations bestowed upon me as a young man, the eldest son, and “her” great grandson. I lived with her for the most formidable of my teenage years, and in retrospect, thankfully so…great-grandmothers, at least of her generation, had more joy and pain as part of their lives than any of us can even begin to imagine…children lost to disease and hardship, the day-to-day reality that resting may mean dying or at the very least going hungry, and the absolute certainty that only by the grace of will and determination would survival occur. So I wonder about our penchant in these modern times to be so less worthy, but still demand so very much…and I find myself seeking rediscovery of better values and principles and purpose…always somewhat restless in these moments – my life. So I seek resolution – not from today’s gurus and talking heads…but from the wisdom of the past through the old voices I all ready know and love and trust…and for whom I hear when I take a moment to stop, and be still, and listen.
Lawrence Lewis
“Those who know, do. Those that understand, teach.”
– Aristotle
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 🙂