Saturday, June 22, 2002 * acceptance, gratitude, and peace... Just watched the movie, "I am Sam" where a retarded father raises a young girl until she's seven and then fights the courts to keep custody of her. Don't know how real the story was... and it raised honest issues, but all in all, it left me with a feeling of acceptance - of the father, of the child's situation, of the courts - and made me wonder how often is the child's welfare (body, mind, and spirit) actually taken into account? It takes an enormous amount of time and effort to get to the point where they needed to be. Reminds me of that Shaker (?) song: Simple Gifts Tis the gift to be simple, tis the gift to be free Tis the gift to come round where we ought to be. And when we find ourselves in the place just right It will be in the valley of love and delight. When true simplicity is gained To bow and to bend we will not be ashamed. To turn, turn, will be our delight Till by turning, turning, we come round right. The movie also left me feeling grateful and peaceful. Grateful for everything, grateful for anything... perhaps grateful that the world and it's people keep turning... and that perhaps one day we will come out right... if we quit fighting long enough. Happy Saturday! Rian |
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