{"id":2172,"date":"2011-12-20T14:46:17","date_gmt":"2011-12-20T14:46:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/prayables\/?p=2172"},"modified":"2011-12-20T15:20:22","modified_gmt":"2011-12-20T15:20:22","slug":"wisdom-of-our-elders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/prayables\/2011\/12\/wisdom-of-our-elders.html","title":{"rendered":"Wisdom of Our Elders"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Bless the Nanas of the world,
\nthe Pop-Pops, the Gramps,
\nwho show us how to knit, how to fish,
\nhow to find a good mood
\neven when their sciatica kicks in.<\/p>\n

Secretly holding the world together,
\nthey don’t compete
\nwith whoever the Joneses might be,
\nand teach that kindness
\nis love on a slow drip.
\nRelease that spirit in me today.<\/p>\n

Help me to emulate them:
\nSlow boiling point,
\nStory at the ready,
\nCandy and kind word in pocket.
\nVery few things in life are so aptly named.
\nThere’s a reason we call them “grand.”<\/p>\n

– Ruth Williams,<\/em> Prayables<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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