August 13, 2020. We returned to our beloved “blue trail” at Indian Lake today. We’d so enjoyed our time on the prairie trail, we’d nearly forgotten about the blue path. In some ways, it felt like we were on this path for the first time again. We stopped to play in the sand, observe the flowers, collect the leaves and explore the world all around us.
During my time in Rwanda, I remember hearing the expression; “Us Rwandans have all the time in the world but never any watches. You Americans have all the watches in the world, but never any time.” Though it’s been more than a decade since my time in Africa, I think often of those words.
Today, we came across a sign on the path that shared similar sentiments. Having found the time today to fully enjoy the path leisurely, we thought it appropriate to share the poem here:
Leisure (By William Henry)
“What is this life if full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare.
No time to stand beneath the boughs
And stare as long as sheep or cows.
No time to see, when woods we pass,
Where squirrels hide their bits in grass.
No time to see, in broad daylight,
Streams full of stars, like skies at night.
No time to turn at Beauty’s glance,
And watch her feet, how they dance.
No time to wait till her mouth can
Enrich that smile her eyes began.
A poor life this if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare.”
I’m grateful for the privilege of time today…time together…and time to stop and stare at God’s beauty all around (and in) us.
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