Tristan and Puppies
Today I was looking over pictures from Thanksgiving where Pat and I spent with my daughter-in-law’s family, consisting of 11 children, 10 adults and 10 dogs. Pictures of my godson, Tristan, playing with the puppies caught my eye. Tristan is 1 year old, and the puppies are just two weeks, but both of them are out to enjoy life. Jesus said “Be like a child” to enter the kingdom of heaven, but he could have said “Be like a puppy”.
Small children and puppies both are completely dependent on others for survival but completely fascinated with life. They are full of awe, enjoy attention and do whatever they can do. They cannot do much for themselves, but they enjoy trying.
When life gets serious, when political leaders talk war, when many keep silent in the face of wrong, it is good that we have little children and puppies to lift our spirits.
Tonight I put on the web some Journal entries made by a member, Jim Harney, of the Milwaukee 14. The other night I put some more reflections from Guatemala about Lorenzo Rosebaugh, also a 14 member. Both men died within the last year, Jim from brain cancer at his home, Lorenzo murdured in Guatemala. I had lost contact with both of these persons for many years since 1968, but in the last years of their lives we had renewed our friendships. Although I have many memories of Jim and Lorenzo, my last memory of both was a few years ago when they were in town and the three of us sat around our kitchen table, telling stories, sharing memories and laughing. We were like children or puppies, fully present and enjoying life.
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