I ran across the following poem while perusing through the list of blogs I read (that I haven't done much of since I've been working my Master's degree). It's called "The Speaker" by Louis Jenkins. I want to share it with you since it hit me like a brick...
The Speaker
by Louis Jenkins "The speaker points out that we don't really have much of a grasp of things, not only the big things, the important questions, but the small everyday things. "How many steps up to your front door? What kind of tree grows in your backyard? What is the name of your district representative?What is your wife's shoe size? Can you tell me the color of your sweetheart's eyes? Do you remember where you parked the car?" The evidence is overwhelming. Most of us never truly experience life. "We drift through life in a daydream, missing the true richness and joy that life has to offer." When the speaker has finished we gather around to sing a few inspirational songs. You and I stand at the back of the group and hum along since we have forgotten most of the words."
"The Speaker" by Louis Jenkins, from Before You Know It: Prose Poems 1970–2005. ©
Does this line speak to you? -- "The evidence is overwhelming. Most of us never truly experience life. 'We drift through life in a daydream, missing the true richness and joy that life has to offer.'" The question that comes to my mind is, "What am I missing?" Am I speeding through life such that I miss truy richness and joy?
What are you missing?
The Speaker
by Louis Jenkins "The speaker points out that we don't really have much of a grasp of things, not only the big things, the important questions, but the small everyday things. "How many steps up to your front door? What kind of tree grows in your backyard? What is the name of your district representative?What is your wife's shoe size? Can you tell me the color of your sweetheart's eyes? Do you remember where you parked the car?" The evidence is overwhelming. Most of us never truly experience life. "We drift through life in a daydream, missing the true richness and joy that life has to offer." When the speaker has finished we gather around to sing a few inspirational songs. You and I stand at the back of the group and hum along since we have forgotten most of the words."
"The Speaker" by Louis Jenkins, from Before You Know It: Prose Poems 1970–2005. ©
Does this line speak to you? -- "The evidence is overwhelming. Most of us never truly experience life. 'We drift through life in a daydream, missing the true richness and joy that life has to offer.'" The question that comes to my mind is, "What am I missing?" Am I speeding through life such that I miss truy richness and joy?
What are you missing?
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