Day 133e: Sipping a slough of syrup … (September 09, 2019)
Shortly thereafter I came across the first Shoney’s restaurant I had seen in years. I ambled inside for old times’ sake (and to get a glass of water), told the staff there about my Walk, and was immediately treated to a small stack of delicious pancakes – and a disturbingly large helping of syrup …
“At the end of life we will not be judged by how many diplomas we have received or how much money we have made or how many people we have entertained or influenced. No, at the end of your days we will only be judged by one standard – the bellwether that notes ‘I was hungry, and you gave me sustenance. I was naked and you clothed me. I was homeless, and you took me in’ … The greatest wisdom is so often found in the most profound simplicities – in Love, in Respect, in Gentleness, in Generosity, in Gratitude, in Forgiveness. It’s not really that complex or elaborate. All such greater knowledge is free and ever available. I truth, it is all encoded in your own DNA, and our history’s greatest teachers have said the same from the very beginning. So enliven your heart in the way you treat all others, and you will enlighten the way you walk thereafter.” ~ inspired by Carlos Barrios
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