SHORTER ROADS
In her classic memoir, To School Through the Fields, Alice Taylor relates an old Irish legend of a ruler who wished to leave his kingdom to the cleverest of his three sons. He took the first son on a long journey, and on the way he said, “Son, shorten the road for me.” The eldest son was overwhelmed by the task, gave up, and they returned home. The king embarked on the same journey with the second son and said, “Son, shorten the road for me.” Like his older brother, the boy was daunted by the request, gave up, and they too, returned home. The king then took the youngest son on the long journey. He said once again, “Son, shorten the road for me.” The youngest son told his father a long story so engrossing that before he knew it, the king had finished the long walk. We can’t lessen the number of miles on the road. We can’t walk those…
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