
Thus heavenly hope is all serene,
But earthly hope, how bright soe’er,
Still fluctuates o’er this changing scene,
As false and fleeting as ‘tis fair.
–Reginald Heber
On Heavenly Hope and Earthly Hope

I do not spend much time on the street, but while I covered news for our local newspaper, I did cover a proposition that involved the street, itself, as a fleeting moment.
First , you see the sign for a “fleeting moment” street, for those who can read.
As you can also see, it engenders wrath.
Next is the multi-cultural sign, which includes the non-reading culture, of course. And you also see folks around here have no trouble respecting that one.

Isn’t that how we always are? We resent what we do not understand and accept the easier stuff?
Yep.
And do we want to understand? Not always, if it means we might have been wrong. Admit it. We all do this.
However, quite often, those who put up warning signs are among those who know what’s coming and only hope, for a fleeting moment, to awaken us to dreadful possibilities, to protect us from our own mistakes, should we continue.
How kind!
How needed!

How I want to be like that!