Not A Lowly Carpenter
The deaf hear clearer than anyone! And the blind, well they see the side of the universe that displays the visual presentation of infinite.
When? When ever was a lowly cabinetmaker an elected member of some Fellowship of Master Craftsmen?
When ever could a carpenter qualify for standing as a recipient for The National Humanities Metal?
Who listens to the voice of construction in a melody? At first glance, one does not happen upon such an atmosphere of appealing.
There is no award of distinguishment for a man whose hands never cease to be bound. Perhaps it is the hands that require doctorates for they are only real page turners.
Who in their right mind would ever run to a carpenter for moral support? Lest he craft a bridge of hope to cross over a raging river to find what may be left?
I suppose independent carpentry, lonely as such a trade is, is a profession chosen by mere gods, creators.
When you have nothing to look forward to--🤔; well, there isn't really anything to talk about there, now is there. When you have something to look forward to, now that is a pursuit worthy of sitting back and observing.
Why, then, am I a carpenter? I suppose because I followed in my Father's footsteps. Now if I could just build a useful and functional image of Him, with all the working bells and multi-noted whistles, I might could come to a place where I understand Him better.
The preceding was consideration inspired by Wendell Erdman Berry as defined by Wikipedia.There is no connection between me, Mr. Berry and/or Wikipedia.
Wendell Erdman Berry (born August 5, 1934) is an American novelist, poet, essayist, environmental activist, cultural critic, and farmer.[1] He is an elected member of the Fellowship of Southern Writers, a recipient of The National Humanities Medal, and the Jefferson Lecturer for 2012. He is also a 2013 Fellow of The American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Berry was named the recipient of the 2013 Richard C. Holbrooke Distinguished Achievement Award.[2] On January 28, 2015, he became the first living writer to be inducted into the Kentucky Writers Hall of Fame.[3]