Today the convergence begins. People from across the country will start heading this way for my daughter’s wedding Saturday. And I’m feeling a bit like my masked friend here.
Come on in! If all goes well, the decorating will be finished, the yard cleared of New Mexico dust, the housework completed, and the shelves lined with food and drinks.
It matters not if you’re impressed, so long as you’re served. What’s ours is yours, and we’re your servants. Make yourself at home. Really.
And even if you find us peering out of a cardboard box, mi caja es su caja.
A Picture and a Hundred Words
A little reminder, with conventions approaching:
Politics means gaining the favor of the people. Statesmanship is executing the will of the people.
Politics is getting something said. Statesmanship is getting something done.
Politics is doing what it takes to win. Statesmanship is making the other side glad you did.
Politics is finding the parade and getting in front of it. Statesmanship is leading the parade to a desirable place.
Politicians sit and promise. Statesmen stand and deliver.
Politicians campaign for the rights of the pig (or pig owner). Statesmen clean the stalls, feed the pigs, and have bacon for breakfast.
A Picture and a Hundred Words
In a train station somewhere is a parable for our time. Just count the arrows.
Don’t you wish sometimes there was just one way out?
One way home?
Don’t you wish somebody – anybody – would make it plain?
Multiple choice is fine when you’re picking soup or paint colors.
But some decisions require a way – a truth.
When the “way out” only involves a map, any set of steps will do.
But when it’s real life you’re looking for, limit your choices to Someone who is willing to be the way – not just point.
“I AM,” said He.
He is.
(Photo by liamvictor)