The second part of my “Lessons Learned during the Break” deals with going to Mississippi to visit my dad’s family. It is always a fun time going down to Mississippi because my father always shows us places he went growing up. Last year he took us to Jackson State University, the college he graduated from. This year he took us to Velma Jackson High School, the high school he graduated from. Throughout the day we visited my aunts and uncles and also saw the house my dad grew up in as a child. The final visit we had was a real pleasure. I visited my great great aunt who is 111 years old. She has witnessed many things in her life being born in 1899. Despite being elderly she still has some fire in her. She recited the alphabet backwards from Z to A in less than 10 seconds and also said aloud Psalm 23 by heart. (Two things that I definitely should but do not know how to do). After visiting my great great aunt I learned the lesson to have fun and enjoy my youth while it lasts because one day I won’t be able to do all the things I am able to do. College and high school should be greatest time in a young person’s life and always cherished.
These were the lessons that I have learned from the older generation in my family. So word to the wise, listen to your elders because they might just drop a bit of knowledge on you.
Fight the Good Fight
(and learn how to say your alphabet from Z to A in less than 10 seconds. My great great aunt can and she’s 111)
Ya Boy Archie Wright!
