Shoulders of Giants

This is how I see myself sometimes living my life….. Charging in regardless and depending on my buddies to shout a warning and clear a landing spot. We mere mortals all need friends at times in our lives to buffer us from our own actions or inactions…… Once, that I am aware of, I failed to value my friends and pursued a lonely and perilous path. I thank God they were truly friends and were there watching out for me, holding their council and always had a fire ready to cook the fatted calf for their prodigal friend…. I now know friends are the foundation pillars of our lives. Without them we will always be less than the person we can be….. In the words of Bernard of Chartres “We are like dwarfs on the shoulders of giants, so that we can see more than they, and things at a greater distance, not by virtue of any sharpness of sight on our part, or any physical distinction, but because we are carried high and raised up by their giant size”. I am a dwarf…. My friends are all giants….
But you and I know what this world can do
So let’s make our steps clear that the other may see
And I'll wait for you
If I should fall behind
Wait for me