MEDINA DAYS
I grew up in Medina Tennessee . I lived out in the country three miles north of town. I lived there all my childhood except the three years [59 - 61 ] that I lived in Chicago . I stayed home till I married then hit the road in 1972.
I left Medina looking for answers I never found . Didn't find 'em cause the answers were already in Medina.
Medina back then was a great place to grow up. You had to work to get in trouble . Some folks say I really worked hard . All those things we did seemed like a good ideal at the time .
Towns and schools today are large & impersonal : not so at Medina . I can make a phone call or e-mail & find out what all 25 of my group are doing . About half the bunch still live close to home . Most all are within 500 miles.
Life's journey has been typical for our bunch . only 2 have passed on but time is running out of the rest of us . We are pushing 60. MERCY DADDY !
We have had our share of heartbreak, sickness, divorces, & other calamities. I don't know of anyone who changed the world or made a big impact . We just lived our lives ,loved ,laughed,cried,& hurt along the journey .
Those answers the MEDINA MYSTIC spoke of : they are found in the journey - to love somebody - invest in your children - make things better for others.
What is it going to matter
material possessions or fame
when JESUS calls your name.
The old Mystic made the wrong choice sometimes in picking the things are are really important.