Words from Warwick
Bob Lovett reflects on the word ‘grit’
When George Lakey opened his heart to us in our opening session at the Yearly Meeting in Gathering at the University of Warwick, talking so movingly about his personal journey and the loss of his son, I thought my phrase for the week might be something to do with unconditional love. His story touched me deeply, as I know it did other Friends. I was reminded of the apocryphal story of the young child going through that phase of wanting to know what everything was ‘for’. Out of the blue, while engaged on some collaborative task with his father, he suddenly asked: ‘Daddy, what are people for?’ Taken somewhat aback at the philosophical depth of this question, father thought quickly, and looking down at his young son replied: ‘Tom, people are just for loving’.
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