Each is "particularly poignant" and has something to bring to the unfolding day ~
Saturday, June 16: "As long as you keep a person down, some part of you has to be down there to hold them down, so it means you cannot soar as you might otherwise." Marian Anderson
Sunday, June 17: One of the gorgeous things about human beings is that we can use new information to change ourselves in infinite ways that transcend our imaginations. (no one cited)
Change - such a fickle thing! "Change ourselves in infinite ways that transcend our imaginations"
Yes, we can and yes we do and it is never simple for the one who changes things nor for the ones related to the one who dares to change the current order of our lives. In recent conversations I have heard stories of the man who was told from the time he was very little that he was going to be the son the family "gave to the priesthood" and they did. As he grew into his senior years, he was able to describe how he had a very different vision for himself. Instead he did as his family declared and "chose" to become and remain a priest. Another is the story of a woman who knew very early in her marriage that the marriage was wrong for her. Her husband was a good man, a kind man, a good provider and her life was encased in a fragile shell from which she "had no good reason to break out." So she stayed and existed in a life that she now describes as "empty."
I have been thinking a lot about change these days of writing graduation cards that celebrate the commencement from high school and those with advanced college degrees. In the midst of this several adults in my world are in mid-life and are choosing to return to college to complete bachelor's degrees or a pursue masters and PhD. None of these changes are simple. Support of family and friends are key as each one dives into their dream.
One recent high school graduate has a particular dream in mind, a dream and vision that is different from that some of his family have for him. Quietly he has been putting into place what he needs to do to accomplish his goal. Very soon he will have to thank those who have a different dream for him for their love and caring and then tell them that he is loves them dearly and is choosing to pursue his dream. It will not be easy. It will hurt and sting. And when this graduate is in his waning years of life and looks back on this decision, he will judge it ~ and his life ~ based on his decision, his choice.
This choice is after all his to make. He will own it in all its complexities. He is an adult now - or as the current language states "Young Adult" (YA). The outcome of his decision is yet a mystery, his need to decide and act on his dream is clearly his. I wish for him a future full of "infinite ways that (today) transcend our imaginations."
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