Each of Us Must Climb Our Separate Mountain

by William Bryd

Each of us must climb our separate mountain
To reach at last our own extended view.
We can be no more than what we are,
Yet that is quite enough for us to do.
The world is far too great for comprehension,
And so we only know what we can know.
But given the abilities we're given,
That's still a long and weary way to go.
Yet on the way, how beautiful the moments!
How good it feels to have some skill or art!
How wonderful to pause in awestruck wonder
At what must fill the unsuspecting heart!
And so we're proud of each of you today
For all you've learned, and all you've tried to learn.
Knowledge brings the deepest satisfaction,
Not least because it's something that you earn.

I would like to thank my Mom and Dad, family and friends for supporting me during the years that I attended college working towards my degree. Yesterday I graduated with a Bachelors of Science in Organizational Leadership. It was a bittersweet time. I wish Mother and Daddy could have been with us and I enjoyed seeing my classmates once again. We were giddy like "young" college graduates and not older ones.

Now, to press on with learning more about my profession and enjoy knitting, cooking, READING FOR PLEASURE, and all the other joys in my life.

Ciao!