Timely Reflections
No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it’s not the same river and he’s not the same man. ~ Heraclitus
Heraclitus
metaphor…
change is constant
explore beyond river banks
and perhaps you’ll return
to find
river has not kept
pace
observe
keep
going
I’m still reading about the I/Thou relationship between Holling Hoodhood and his teacher Mrs. Baker in The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt.
Great teachers challenge their students in all the right ways…
I’m not sure who is learning more…Mrs. Baker, Holling…or me.
You are where you are today because you stand on somebody’s shoulders. And wherever you are heading, you cannot get there by yourself. If you stand on the shoulders of others, you have a reciprocal responsibility to live your life so that others may stand on your shoulders. It’s the quid pro quo of life. We exist temporarily through what we take, but we live forever through what we give.
~Vernon Jordan