April
1, 2015
Grand
Canyon; Vault of Heaven, Susan
Lamb
“…I came to the Canyon as a naturalist in 1983, to learn
and tell the story of the people who lived here centuries ago. Yet in asking ‘how
did they live?’ I grew to appreciate more about the plants and animals from the
rim to the river, and how the sun, the wind and the rain determined so much
about life here then as now. I learned how the very walls of Grand
Canyon are part of the answer, and why people might make their
homes in such a demanding place.
“Descendants of the Pueblo
people who lived here long ago consider Grand Canyon
to be where they emerged from a dark and self-centered past into the glorious
present. They regard the time they lived here with great reverence. It can be
that way for us too. Grand Canyon can draw us
out of ourselves and into an awareness of how remarkable our world truly is. Although
it is challenging and can be dangerous, the Canyon is inspiring as well. There
is something nameless that we all seek, beyond mere survival. The Pueblo people found it at Grand
Canyon long ago, as we can today….”
The above passage inspired me to
write today.
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