Very few of you Chalkheads are going to know this lyric. It was written by the mailman from Maywood, John Prine.
Bronzed shoes represent keepsakes from our past. A rearview mirror is literally where we look backward while moving forward.
We often glorify the past, but while admiring it, we ignore the regrets attached to it.
Blind spots in life become old relationships we romanticize. Younger days we remember as better than they really were. Mistakes that we tend to polish into shining legends.
Don’t gaze too long at those decorated memories, because they might keep you from creating current moments worth remembering.
The rearview mirror is smaller than the front windshield for a reason.
One memory worth hanging onto is celebrated today. Never let it fade that today we honor the Allied victory over the nazzies in the Second World War, V-E Day.
Freedom isn’t inherited like your grandfather’s pocket watch. Every generation has to protect our freedom, respect it, and remember what it cost.
Let’s finish the week strong. Don’t forget about your momma this weekend.
