Who are the persons you would wish to have known?
Was out blog reading for a bit at lunch time and I came across this question:
William Hazlitt wrote an essay on persons one would wish to have seen. I would like to ask you this question “Who are the persons you would wish to have known?”
Honestly I couldn’t come up with a good answer that was more than a half truth. So I was perusing the comment section and found a very personal and meaningful response from someone about her father.
That is what sparked this answer in me:
Now I know. It would be my great grandmother (my mom’s maternal grandma). My grammy speaks often of her mother and how she wishes I had met her. My grammy also tells me often how much I remind her of her mom.
She was an amazing woman in a very normal sense. She was a beautiful wife and loving mother to 13 children. Her husband was a farmer, so I have no doubt about her toughness and work ethic. She was also a fantastic cook and I have prepared several of her recipes myself.
I think I would most like to find out from her how to maintain a sense of self when you’re immersed in the day to day of life. How to continue cooking and cleaning and raising godly children while still being confident in who God created you to be.
Thanks for this. Would not have thought of this until just now. It was a blessing.
Thank you.
What about you? Is there anyone you would wish to have known?


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