Mini Saga: The Child – Contributed by Sterling Lanier
By Rajesh Setty on Tue 23 Sep 2008, 9:45 PM - 2 Comments
I love this mini saga (a story told in exactly 50 words) by Sterling.
The Child
The small child lovingly hugged his grandfather and shouted “I went to the zoo! I saw snarling lions, laughing hyenas, shrieking monkeys and the elephant has a long gray nose. You should see it!”
“I do see it” replied the old grandfather gleefully, though he could not see at all.
- Sterling Lanier
Sterling is our Vistage Chair and has been one of my mentors for a LONG time. I am fortunate and thankful for that and this contribution.
Photo Courtesy: My friend Suresh Gundappa from Meditation Photography
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Note:
1. A mini saga is a story told in exactly 50 words. Not 49 or 51 but exactly 50.
2. You can download a photographic manifesto of Mini Sagas at ChangeThis. Here is the link – Mini Sagas: Bite-sized Wisdom for Life and Business (PDF, 2.9MB).
3. For a complete list of Mini Sagas, please visit the Squidoo lens “Mini Sagas“
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Kare Anderson on September 25th, 2008
Rajesh
This is my favorite of your many gems of short sagas.
To paraphrase that inspiring blind woman,
what is sight without vision?
This story adds the ineffable element of love.
(Ah, and Suresh’s photo is so perfect for the story!)
Remember the many
compartments of the heart,
the seed of what is
possible. So much of who
we are is defined by
the places we hold for each
other. For it is not our ingenuity
that sets us apart, but our
capacity for love, the
possibility our way will
be lit by grace. Our hearts
prisms, chiseling out the
colors of pure light.