lessons unlearned repeat
The flood gate has jammed with tree debris, someone must go down there to kick it free. I’d say something smart about tenacity, but truth is: that some one won’t be me. The waters are murky, everything slippery. And the old dam has taken two lives already. Learn from losing improves upon history, but council forgets when the surge recedes.
Roger Kenyon was North America’s first lay canon lawyer and associate director at the Archdiocese of Seattle. He was involved in tech (author of Macintosh Introductory Programming, Mainstay) before teaching (author of ThinkLink: a learner-active program, Riverwood). Roger lives near Toronto and offers free critical thinking and character development courses online.
“When not writing, I’m riding—eBike, motorbike, and a mow cart that catches air down the hills. One day I’ll have Goldies again.”
