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Raymond Lessons 11: All day Long

Raymond Lessons 11: All day Long

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Lessons from Raymond, the homeless man

Who helped prepare me for the road.

To view previous lessons, find my playlist entitled: Raymond Lessons.


Lesson 11: All Day Long


I almost didn’t mention this one

Because it contradicts

Something else

That Raymond said.

But it has become applicable.

You see, I was skeptical

When he implied

That everything came to him without asking.

Sometimes, maybe. But always?

And so I asked Raymond,

Do you ever have to panhandle

To get the things you need?

“Yes,” he said.

“How much?” I asked.

“All day,” he said. “Every day.”

“Oh…” I said. And I didn’t like that answer.

Because now it appeared that our good fortune

Was a special providence, and that

I would not be able to escape

The work of asking.

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