Beginning to Live / For Callie

She remembered the day she  
decided to live her life. No longer  
would her study consist of gleaning wisdom  
from the words of others but in taking actions  
based on her understanding of those words and  
lives represented by those words.  
 
So when she read "eat and drink like a human being,"
she began to celebrate each bite of food.  
When the philosopher said, "love like a  
human being for God's sake," she made herself  
available for love, celebrating every human touch,  
especially the most intimate.