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Friday, April 10, 2015
Stewart Udall
After challenging us all to think of examples of people who flourished in the later years of long and constructive lives, I thought first of the late Stewart Udall (1920-2010). His "letter to my grandchildren"* is a priceless model of the kind of wisdom only years can bring. He did a moving interview with Bob Edwards not long before his death. Quite a legacy.
This man's message is extremely powerful. Making innovations to the Earth for the next generation to flourish. It reminds me of what I am doing with my life. I want to set an example by becoming a physician and following my dreams. I will be proving to later generations, even my own children, that it is possible to follow dreams. I also am working hard now to provide a better future for my children(that haven't been born into this world yet). I am always thinking about them in a way. When I think something is too hard, I keep working hard at it because I know it would be for their benefit.
ReplyDeleteI wish more people shared this man's general outlook. A true example of wisdom
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