Reimagining Direction
This blog is written by Carlton L Coon, Sr.
The destination is clear when an Airbus A321 departs Washington’s Dulles airport, bound for Chicago. During flight, a directional gyroscope is an instrument that helps keep the plane on course. Quietly and continuously, the gyroscope works to keep the plane headed to its destination.
The ongoing assessment and subtle reorienting are essential to a safe arrival. Having a clear destination on departure is wonderful, but the goal is to safely arrive at the destination. But magnetic fields, the curve of the earth, and wind affect flight. Thus, recalibration is constant, so subtly done that passengers are unaware.
What a great illustration of life. Those who arrive at their destination will have experienced ongoing recalibration. Remember the changes from adolescence to young adulthood? As Chris, our youngest son, said, “It was a lot more fun ……….
Sages as an Anchor on the Mountainside
Anchor has multiple definitions. In some way, each definition fits those of the Sage age. An anchor:
Finishes a relay race.
Is used to secure a vessel against the wind and waves.
Is figuratively a mainstay.
Reads the news.
In mountaineering, an anchor is a fixed object, be it a tree or pinion, to which a climber secures his rope.
The Dependable Pinion
In two epistles, Simon Peter wrote to those scattered abroad. He was no longer young. For the most part, Peter’s readers were
