fear of success cont'd
Christopher Weaver
cweaver at cks.ssd.k12.wa.us
Tue Dec 22 17:54:37 PST 1998
"We need to pay attention," writes Birgitt:
...people may NOT choose something
that can take them to success..."
I have watched a child
walking a wide road
arrive in the same pot-hole
again and again.
I used to hold her hand and urge her
urgently around, and on my way.
I used to carry big pieces of plywood
for just such occasions. Until
one wiser than I pulled me
off the road into the elderberries.
"Shhh. Watch her. She's sounding
its depth. She can tell each layer
by its smell. That pot-hole
is her genius. She is going to a place
where someone needs that knowledge,
more than you need water, or sleep."
"Okay," I said.
"But what do I do
with all this plywood?"
Love, Chris Weaver
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