Go Back to the Old Wells!

When I look at this illustration I think of my mother and the countless thousands who have served humankind over the years with a caring heart. They did not need innovative, creative programming. They did not need the approval of society. They did not need huge sums of money, a late model car, expansive (and expensive) organizational hierarchy, fancy buildings or planning and development commissions. Their work did not require a PhD., an MSW or a Bachelors degree and if they had one, they never called attention to it. Nowhere to be found was a computer, iPad, or cell phone! Few, if any, had a secretary or paid staff to help them. Modern day Social Workers were yet to arrive on the scene.

Anna Mae (Hunt) Laws 1926



They had everything they needed in a caring heart and a winsome spirit. They possessed an undying love for those who were suffering and needed a friend. They cared for the soul!

 



Sometimes, I think we need to go back to the 'Old Wells'! Return to the old way of thinking and living. Perhaps we should require less for ourselves and make certain WE are connecting with those who really need us. I believe we should, at the very least, consider this. Consider what we can do to achieve what the old timers accomplished. Perhaps simpler is better!

It is true that we live in a different world, today. However, the emotional and spiritual needs of the masses have not changed! Neither has our ability to reach them... if we go back to the 'Old Wells' and draw from it the personal and corporate inspiration, and motivation, that will make a difference!

Perhaps we should be training the troops to maintain the kind of simplicity this chorus exhibits:

"You bring the one next to you,
and I'll bring the one next to me.
In no time at all, we'll win them all.
Win them, win them, one by one!"