As I've suggested previously, no Quarter -- certainly not the Last Quarter ... but, in fact, not one -- is for the meek. Indeed, there are those who check out ... who refuse to face the realities of their lives. Yesterday, I found myself thinking of those who fail to experience gratitude for gifts received. On the other side? are all those who rise each morning and in spite of their emotional and physical pains and disabilities greet their near and dear with a dignity of everyday life.
I stand in awe and admiration of all who bring that bravery with them and add life to their step ... for their own benefit and for the benefit of those who walk with them.
Should those who "check out" be maligned for failing to face the realities of their lives? Surely potential pain and certainly death are realities one might understandably wish not to face. Is the failure to do so to the absolute contrary of those brave souls who succeed and overcome? Is their failure outright cowardice, then?
ReplyDeleteMeant no maligning of those who make choices to check out and, indeed, my very brief posting yesterday seems garbled and obfuscated. I was thinking (not writing well about it) about the Dignity of Everyday Life, so to speak, and the strength it takes to partake in it. At this time in my own life, I know many who face enormous challenges ... physically, emotionally, ... and continue in a broad variety of ways to engage others in their worlds. Some engage face-to-face ... some engage using one of our many forms of interpersonal technologies. I was attempting to express how impressed I am by those who continue to find meanings in their lives, in spite of such challenges ... but apparently it was heard as setting up a hierarchy of values. Maybe that judgmental side is more present in me than I imagine. HHC
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