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Simple Pleasures and Quality Living
sufficient for
a
hard day,"
while the small soul
begs,
"Lord, let me have
a
lighter load."
The
busy soul prays,
"Lord, stand with me until I
finish my task,"
while the weak soul says,
"I got
tired and quit."
After all, John Milton was without sight, but
that did not prevent him from seeing beauty
and sharing it with the rest of the world. Louis
Braille could not see, but that did not prevent
him from opening new horizons to many
thousands of people. Helen Keller could
neither see nor hear, but that did not prevent
her from understanding the world, and
explaining it to others.
The world has changed a great deal in the
more than 200 years between the death of
John Milton and the birth of Helen Keller. In
many ways, it has changed even more in the
shorter time between Helen Keller's era and
our own. It will change even more in our
lifetime, and our children's.
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