Psalm 3:5
"Trust in the LORD with all your heart; and lean not to your own understanding."
When we are older we often look back to our misty-covered memories as though seeing through a dark glass. No one understands where we have been nor what we have done. Songs reverberate through our minds and trigger images of long-past days.
We gaze into a rose and breathe in its fragrance, once again memories flood like crystal rivers splashing through the fiber of our being. Words can't describe, looks can't convey, stories go untold, pictures unseen, love not understood in its depth.....life goes on and memories continue to flow unchecked.
Only God knows our heart and soul. In the elderly-time has stood still, youth still reigns in the heart and mind....only the body reveals the long roads traveled by way of lines in the face, bent backs, and slow steps. Never judge a book by its cover!
Posted by Sue for Linda:
ReplyDeleteBeautifully stated Sue !
As I, (for the second time) "walk' through the latter stages of an elder parents life,I cannot help but listen to those memories and glean from them an abundance of wisdom and awareness about how precious the "days of our lives" are. Now in the Autumn of their lives they have an abundance of memories,that console them...and inspire us. Thank God for them !
Linda
Linda,
ReplyDeleteIt's so nice to know someone who still has a parent around to be appreciated and to care enough to glean information and memories.....once they are gone, those memories go with them, I suppose because I love to write and believe that EVERYONE has a story worth telling, I think it's a real tragedy that so many wonderful stories go untold and memories stay locked inside, wishing someone could extract them and share them in a meaningful way. Thank you for your comment!
P.S., Linda,
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you still have the opportunity to glean information and it's a very special kind of person who cares enough these days to see the value in another's memories!
Keep on seeking to find those golden nuggets of yesteryear!