There would be more, but the sun sneaked
out for a day or two then another big storm
which is frozen in place. We have hope
however, and know this won’t last forever.
There is certainty in that. It is not clear
and easy to deal with the weather for our
own pleasure with no effort on our part,
but because it will give us a better chance
of moving on with our projects which will
serve our community or other communities
and the ultimate effect of helping others.
This approach brings us joy when we enter
into it and when it is completed. We can
then go forward with the next ambitious
project, continuing until we become weary.
The wise will rest if possible and then begin
with a fresh, renewed effort. We are alive,
by what chance we do not know, and
hopefully instilled with the need to lead
and help others by serving them and
attending to their needs while instructing
and showing them how to follow and do
the same. We all want to be like a competent,
likable leader and can be one of the best
(In an unheralded way) by arousing this
impetus in others. There will be those who
are cynical but the antidote to this is to keep
on doing the right thing and while doing so
march by them to show them the thrill and
joy we derive in performing good works and
letting them see the remarkable results. It
begins with us and our realization that life
is precious and should not be wasted with
selfish interests but nurtured with goodness
for and tolerance of all those around us.
We see cities and villages led by the cynical
fall apart and decay and after a while built
back up by those whose insights are inspired
by the resolve of working for what is right for
honorable reasons. When this is done, we
have an idea of what magnificence is all about.
Nine or more days of gray will not bother us
because joy will turn them into sunshine.
Stanski
January 8, 2023, ^
Steve Haarman 