Comments on: Who Will Speak For The Elders…

By: clara54

clara54 — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 10:14:51 +0000

Thanks so much for visiting clara54 and commenting upon the stories of the elders. It’s pure joy to know & to have known the wisdom of these often, forgotten group of people…I’ve taken a brief stroll onto notesalongthepath & I’m liking your work very much! Will become a frequent visitor:)

Clara.

By: notesalongthepath

notesalongthepath — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 02:33:08 +0000

God bless you for writing down those stories! It’s people like you who will keep them alive. I miss the days of sitting and listening to the stories. My own children grew up with video games and only one grandmother, as it turned out, and not a lot of stories.
Maybe the reason I started my blog is to tell my stories? I just realized that now. Thanks you.

By: clara54

clara54 — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 01:27:51 +0000

Welcome Joie,

And indeed we shall, as will our children & their children, so on through the generations. And the stories of the Elders will live on:)

Clara.

By: Joie Bostwick

Joie Bostwick — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 01:12:02 +0000

We will speak for the Elder; we the grandchildren, and great-grandchildren; the nieces/nephews and great-nieces/nephews; the cousins once, twice, three times removed; and yes, we, who now are becoming aged, but once, as children, eagerly sat on the damp grass of a summer’s eve, at the feet of our elderly neighbors and relations.

Oh! The stories they told; the wisdom imparted! How our imaginations soared as the twinkling stars above us, as they repeated again and again the tales of their lives, and the generations before them. The drama, the joy, the rollicking throw your heads back, tears streaming down your face laughter of astonishing stories; and the quiet, gentle tears of poignant reminiscence that broke hearts, but not the silence of the night, for songs of the crickets still filed the air.

Yes, we will tell the Elders stories to the children that sit on our laps or at our feet. We will pass along the wise old sayings, riddles, rhymes and yarns. And they will be wiser for them. Or so they will find in days to come.