Wednesday, May 15, 2013

COMPLETE THE JOB


May 15, 2013

Vagabond Journey No. 1,999


The glory consists in doing what deserves to be written, in writing what deserves to be read.

(Pliny the Elder)

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Hello Rose

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I once knew a country music singer who said that everyone's life is a song. She meant that a life lived could be told in the music and lyrics of a song, with all its metaphorical lessons and experiences.


Similarly I have said that everyone's life is a book, a story, some longer than others. "We spend our years as a tale that is told." (Psalms 90) I have also written that

"Life is unfinished business." We face our daily tasks with one degree or another of joy, satisfaction, weariness or dread. But hidden between the pages of our experiences, our past, our current affairs and our hopes, plans and worries about the future, is a greater objective which when identified and understood will generate a grander perspective about who we are and what we mean to the world.


The country song, the book, the "tale that is told" are evidences of a life being lived, a manifestation of being. What a wonderful opportunity that realization gives us. We set down not only footprints and trail markers but the actual experience of life in its most graphic form.


But with that opportunity comes a personal obligation to live life in its fullness, to live a complete life, for ourselves and for those whose lives we touch.


My daily tasks need to be done but I believe they are better done with my eye on the biggest objective possible, the book my very existence is writing.

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Dear Reader, according to Google this is my 1,999th blog entry. If my computer keeps working the next one, whenever I post it, will be a landmark for me. I want to make it special. So I'm open to any suggestions you may have for what I should do. You may leave a comment here or email me at dbdacoba@aol.com. I would really like your input. Thank you.

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Dana Bate

Vagabond Journeys

Never Give Up

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