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Why is it that we can look all
around us and find distrust, disrespect and everything seem
like all is lost?
I would like to travel back
into my childhood when beauty was seen from a child's'
perspective. Times were tough for a lot of people as we were
trying to emerge from the affects of the depression years.
I was not aware of these things
as even though times were tough, I was fortunate to have
caring parents who provided us with all the things that they
could during those frugal years. I was not aware that we
were poor as God lived in our home. Of course, like everyone
else, we had our difficult times when we disagreed but we
knew we loved and were loved, in return.
The simple life was the good
life. We had a large yard where other children would gather
to form a ball team. We might gather at the front steps to a
front porch to let the older kids tell us ghost stories and
run all the way home even though it may only be as long as
two homes away. We developed our own fun by playing store
by gathering our wares and our playmates were our customers.
Another delight was to take a shed and create a playhouse.
We would sneak crackers out of the house for our snacks
along with sweet well water. Playing dress up in an older
sister's dresses was a treasure and especially if she would
allow us to wear her high heeled shoes.
Am I touching a nerve here of
memory? I hope so because my point is something that we do
not see enough of today: Harmony.
Harmony was found in the trust
that our parents knew that we were safe in our neighborhood;
safe to go to school and hear the prayer recited before
class began, go to a ballgame and hear the Star Spangles
Banner played by the high school band and salute as they
marched. One of the nicest things that I remember is seeing
the men tip their hats to a lady. You seldom see that done
anymore but I have seen my father do so many many times.
We as a family attended church
and, even though we were a large family, there was harmony
in the fact that we were taught to behave and enjoy the
harmony of fellowship with believers. To me, harmony comes
in a lot of ways; carrying another's load; singing with
others; get-togethers; understanding and mostly walking
along the road to the King's Highway.
Norma Liles ?© 2004
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Blessings to you today
Bob Johnston
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