As I Have Come to See It (for Consuella)

Here is the way I have come to see it: All

the riches in the world would have likely done

me no good anyway. In life, I have admired

the likes of Gandhi, Mandela, Martin Luther

King Jr., Bobby and Cesar as the decent

warriors for humanity they were. As I see it,

Jesus was an admirable man for his simplicity

and meager means. (One robe of a simple cloth

and sandal-strapped feet would have been good

enough for me.) And then there was Francis of

Assisi and Mother Teresa, of course, and many

more who remain nameless to history. As for me,

one of billions who shall pass unknown into

the unknown, I would just as soon die with a

modicum of grace and dignity. Then, I figure

I would have done what I could, and made my

point in life. And as far as I’m concerned, you

can roll the stone over my tomb, and skip the

Resurrection bit.

Chris Hanch 12-24-18