Sunday, October 26, 2014

October 26

This isn't actually the perfect image to represent what I want to say today, but it inspired the thought, so here goes.

This is what it looks like: an impression of a leaf on the sidewalk. It's just a water mark, so once the sun hits it, it'll be gone. But it reminded me of an important truth: our experiences --good, bad and otherwise-- leave impressions on us. Some of them --like the water mark-- are transient; they influence us for a little while, but then fade away.

But others, like a hand print in cement, are more permanent. They're always there, coloring how we view both the world and our experiences and giving us a wisdom that can only be earned through said experiences.

And that knowledge is a blessing.

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