THE RACE IS NOT ALWAYS TO THE SWIFT NOR THE BATTLE TO THE STRONG, BUT TO THOSE WHO BELIEVE IN THE NAME OF THE LORD!

I have observed something else under the sun. The fastest runner doesn’t always win the race, and the strongest warrior doesn’t always win the battle. The wise sometimes go hungry, and the skilful are not necessarily wealthy. And those who are educated don’t always lead successful lives. It is all decided by chance, by being in the right place at the right time.

SITTING in a pompon hat,

ON A PARK BENCH,

TALKING TO YOUR SISTER,

ONE MILD JANUARY DAY,

YOU REMEMBERED ME,

THE DIPLOMAT,

WHOM YOU HAD CARED FOR,

AND HELPED TO WALK AGAIN,

YOU SAID THAT I MADE YOUR DAY,

YOU CERTAINLY MADE MINE,

PHYSIOTHERAPIST, PRINCESS CHARMING,

GOD bless your laughter and your smile,

Olivia,

You are right,

The race is not always to the swift

Nor the battle to the strong

BUT TO THOSE WHO BELIEVE IN THE NAME OF THE LORD!

Maurice James, January 2021