Ferguson
based her rendering of Judgment on The Sleepers - a legend of King
Arthur and his men who sleep in a hidden cave until they are awakened by
their country's need of them. It is my belief that we are all needed
for unique purposes, but like these men, we are asleep to what that role
may be. As humans, we tend to be a tad on the self-centered side,
rather than outward-looking. But sometimes our ears and eyes are open
to a need, and we acknowledge and take action - we wake up. I don't
think I'm destined to do anything that's going down in a history book,
but I might just do something that will be written on someone's heart.
We cannot all do great things, but we can do small things with great love. ~ Mother Teresa
From the Beasts of Albion, the "Hedgehog:"
I
don't think it was an accident that Gray illustrated this animal with a
shield. The hedgehog's defense against predators is much like a shield
- he rolls into a ball with only his spines displayed for protection.
The need to safeguard ourselves reminded me of a heartbreaking story I
heard from a woman recently. Her one-year-old son died in his sleep
from some mysterious illness still unidentified. She said she finds it
difficult to love without reserve anymore, because she never wants to
feel such pain again. It is a tough task to let such overwhelming grief
and hurt open your heart wider instead of trying to protect it from
ever being vulnerable.
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