Viewpoint

Dana and Forrest have their arms around an original stand of new New England tree growth in the Gulf Hagus area in which we hiked the ravine. That means these trees predate our country. They have looked out upon this territory as history took place all around them. I have always wanted to sit in the Garden of Gesthemane because the olive trees that exist there today grow out of the same root system that was living there when Jesus met with his disciples there and when he prayed on the last night of his life. Olive trees thousands of years old right there outside Jerusalem where so much of religious history has taken place. Some things are timeless. I have always been impressed by old words. I've stood in the Lincoln Memorial and read the words inscribed in stone. Many of those words are timeless truths. They hold a value that will never end. Wisdom you see never gets old. Wisdom translates into all time. Wisdom would have resounded as true throughout the time of the tree my son is hugging, and will hold true today.

As the world spins with faster and faster advancements of technology, it is easy for the young to dismiss the wisdom of the past as obsolete or irrelevant. Experience however is a profound teacher. Today is grandparents day and I'm one of those. Perhaps today is a day that we can recognize that wisdom most often comes from experience, and that comes not from technology or wealth or social status, but from engaging in life. Grandparents have something to offer that all those things cannot give you today. Their wisdom cannot replace your own experience which can only come to you through your time spent, but they can give you access to truths that have been shared throughout time and do not change. That wisdom can help your time be more fruitful as you experience life. Scripture say that we are to seek wisdom above all things. Where do you find it? Todays the day.