NIXON LOOKING UP
Richard Nixon’s latest installment of his memoirs is now being sold in the book stores. Some people hate the former president, a few love him and others regard him as a tragic figure. Nobody ignores him. The book includes an anecdote about adversity that is worth repeating. As a young man, Nixon visited the Grand Canyon. Initially he observed the canyon from the heights of the South Rim. At the time he remembered thinking that the panoramic spectacle which he observed from the South Rim had to be the most impressive view of the canyon. Later, he hiked seven miles downward until he reached the floor of the canyon and the turbulent waters of the Colorado River. Nixon recalled, “Only then did I fully appreciate the majesty of one of the seven natural wonders of the world. Only when you’ve been to the depth can you truly appreciate the heights.” By Norman L. Bates, from Pulpit Helps
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