Brooding

Brooding

By Harry E. Berndt

I have been sitting on my front porch most of this morning and early afternoon, and I marvel at the beauty which surrounds me – the tall Oak trees, smaller Dogwoods and Red Buds, and the medium height Tulip and River Birch. The weather today is the closest to perfection that it ever gets and sitting on my porch on such a day is just that --- perfect!

Sitting there on my porch, watching the birds and the squirrels scrambling around for food and whatever, being very well at 84 years of age, I couldn’t help but wonder why I am so blessed. It certainly is not due to anything that I have done or not done, although I have participated in my society as has most people.  It obviously has nothing to do with worthiness, since I am not more worthy than other humans.

If I am not more worthy than those others who suffer from war, poverty, lack of food and potable water, and closer to home the unemployed, and those suffering from the injustices endemic in our society, what about you. Are you more worthy? I suspect No