"The service that the whole worlds needs from the elders is not the service of hours spent and time put in and documents finished and machines fixed. There are untold numbers of people who can do all of those things. No, the service of elders is not a service of labor, it is a service of enlightenment, of wisdom, of discernment of spirts. Only the carriers of generations past can give us those things, because wisdom is what lasts after an experience ends."
John D. Chittister, The Gift of Years: Growing Older Gracefully
I love listening to my friend. She shares about growing up in New York City, growing in her faith as a Christian, marriage, motherhood, and being married to a police office. Now, life is different. As a widow, she shares memories of her husband.
I am always grateful for time we spend together. I treasure our friendship.
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