Wow. Thanks for sharing Ford's quote. It's true. Things and this life is fleeting. Thanks for the reminder.
Marcus
· 2 years ago
Thanks for the comment, relevantgirl. I was reminded again as I drove into town today. So many flags at half-staff.
And on NPR Daniel Shore seemed a bit critical of Ford. He was known mostly for pardoning Nixon. Isn't it funny that we shame someone for an act of mercy and pardon.
What a wonderful testament that people remember him for such a moment.
Charity Singleton
· 2 years ago
I've often used that phrase, "And this too shall pass," when I needed a bit of perspective on the fleetingness of life. I didn't know where it originated.
I have listened with great interest at the various tributes today's leaders are making on behalf of Gerald Ford. A simple man with integrity called on to do an impossible job seems to be the consensus. I appreciate that no one has to sugar-coat his accomplishments in order to commend his character.
It was a difficult time, and he did the best he could. I hope the same is said about me when I am gone.
Marcus
· 2 years ago
Charity, well said. Thanks for the comment.
andre
· 2 years ago
Marcus
Wow! Do you think he wrote that himself? I understand the President typically has speechwriters. If this was something he believed, expressed and wrote himself, it is indeed impressive.
Thanks for sharing this.
Marcus
· 2 years ago
Andre, thanks for the comment.
I don't know if he wrote it or not. He had just turned the presidency over to Jimmy Carter when he gave the speech, so I suspect he could have written it himself.
I like to think that he did.
Since he gave the speech, I don't know that it matters. He begins saying that he is going to speak from the heart. If the words of his heart received assistance from others, that doesn't make them any less true.
Still, I like to think that the words were his own.
Ted Gossard
· 2 years ago
Mark, Yes. Here in Grand Rapids they're already making the downtown a no-go for me. I think Wednesday is the big day here. Thanks for sharing that here (and on Jesus Creed, the other day, I believe).
Marcus
· 2 years ago
Thanks for the comments, Ted. Here and on the chapter post. I posted a short version on Jesus Creed, but I didn't "advertise" the whole speech. Some people can take those kinds of links wrong.
L.L. Barkat
· 2 years ago
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And on NPR Daniel Shore seemed a bit critical of Ford. He was known mostly for pardoning Nixon. Isn't it funny that we shame someone for an act of mercy and pardon.
What a wonderful testament that people remember him for such a moment.
I have listened with great interest at the various tributes today's leaders are making on behalf of Gerald Ford. A simple man with integrity called on to do an impossible job seems to be the consensus. I appreciate that no one has to sugar-coat his accomplishments in order to commend his character.
It was a difficult time, and he did the best he could. I hope the same is said about me when I am gone.
Wow! Do you think he wrote that himself? I understand the President typically has speechwriters. If this was something he believed, expressed and wrote himself, it is indeed impressive.
Thanks for sharing this.
I don't know if he wrote it or not. He had just turned the presidency over to Jimmy Carter when he gave the speech, so I suspect he could have written it himself.
I like to think that he did.
Since he gave the speech, I don't know that it matters. He begins saying that he is going to speak from the heart. If the words of his heart received assistance from others, that doesn't make them any less true.
Still, I like to think that the words were his own.
Yes. Here in Grand Rapids they're already making the downtown a no-go for me. I think Wednesday is the big day here. Thanks for sharing that here (and on Jesus Creed, the other day, I believe).
You've just been tagged over on Seedlings. To understand this incomprehensible fate, stop by and read the post "Tagged."