70th Bday - Jonathan

7/15/2013 (Jonathan Bender)

There are mountains that have not been climbed

There are seas that have not been sailed

There are roads that have not been walked

Much beauty lies in the mystery of things

The goal at the beginning is the pursuit

The goal at the end is the mystery

I was once buried in the pursuit

By bearing witness to others’ journey 

I learn to witness my own

No journey has done more for me than yours

Through you I see the value of perseverance,

Of pragmatism,

Of community,

Of creativity,

Of adaptability,

Of devotion,

Of compromise,

Of refusal to compromise,

Of love,

Happy 70th

May you have many more.

-Your son