Thread: Sobering Events in Your Life

Originally Posted by sharptonn

Wow, Richard. Such a pile of things at once.
Sometimes, I feel that some of the old women/men are limped along to be a voice of reason and family. I see where you are coming from.
Moses had to live for hundreds of years to keep the people on the path. I hope it doen't take that long for me to accomplish that.

At the same time, I am always convinced that YOU will be the rock and ultimate example to your family. Bad times are truly trying. Most everyone can relate.
Blessings upon you and yours and staying with the Amidah will heal.

“Wisdom is with the aged, and understanding in length of days” (Job 12:12).

“I said, 'Let days speak, and many years teach wisdom. ' But it is the spirit in man, the breath of the Almighty, that makes him understand” (Job 32:7-8).

An old blessing for you that is just as pertinent today as it was 3500 years ago.
"May the Lord bless you and keep you: May the Lord make His face shine upon you, and be gracious unto you: May the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace."

We all go through life dealing with the usual tragedies and events both good and bad every one of us experiences. It's a part of life. However under the surface there are folks, a lot of them who are dealt a very bad hand in the game of life and have such incredibly horrible lives it's beyond most of us even beginning to imagine.

In my case my older son is mentally impaired and requires pretty constant looking after as well as constant medical issues. My wife and are don't live normal lives because of this and that's just how it is. We deal with this "community" and it's grim.

So, I would say to all of you, be thankful you don't have to deal with things many others have to deal with. Richard, with his years of wisdom has said it all in the best way.

Something about that very old saying "There but for the grace of God go I".

Big, thank you for those kind words but you need to know that despite my years supposedly giving me wisdom I have no idea where the words come from when I write them. It is almost like automatic writing with a big chunk of subconscious thrown in. I do learn from my own (if not channeled from somewhere) words and can put on a convincing air of wisdom. In the back of it, I am still a 16-17 year old at heart. The only bit I have learned over the years is to laugh at my image in the mirror in the morning and look forward to what the world is going to give me as opposed to what I want out of the day.

That sounded pretty wise to me Richard. Poets, prophets and wise men alike recognize that the truly wise understand how little they actually know. "The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to advice." PR 12:15

I think in my humble opinion that you should give yourself more credit and trust in your own heart and mind.