a timid lethargy

a timid(ˈtimid) lethargy(ˈleTHərjē)

caution(ˈkôSH(ə)n) versus boldness

By Henry H. Walker

I am tired of timid lethargy,
of an excess(ikˈses, ˈekses) of considering
the “one hand” and the “other hand,”
fearing a movement forward might not be the best possible way,

a tool exists(iɡˈzist): a handy video camera,
a need exists: people age and move away,
yet with a story that can start to be told
before it easily can be lost,
but no committee(kəˈmidē) seems to get around
to organizing a project to record and share the stories,
an easy slipping into procrastinating
till a future time that might be better,
maybe somebody, some time, will take care of it,

lethargy triumphs(ˈtrīəmf) over the riskiness(ˈriskēnəs) of boldness,

I thank God, literally(ˈlidərəlē), that those visionaries(ˈviZHəˌnerē)
who conceived(kənˈsēv) the possibility of a Friends School
between Durham(ˈdərəm) and Chapel(ˈCHapəl) Hill,
chose vision over caution,
to leap despite what the “look” revealed(rəˈvēl),

consensus(kənˈsensəs) is a wonderful tool,
too often, though, it tricks us into thinking
that a lack of a unity(ˈyo͞onədē) to move forward in a particular way
is unity to not move at all,

I recorded and shared the videos, and continue to do so,
I answer the calling, I lead and I hope others follow
as the way forward calls more clearly to them, too.

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