Our hope for a new nursing home is paramount, despite inflation
“If I believed the world were to end tomorrow, I would still plant a tree today.”
Author Unknown
The above quote is one of my favorites. It may be because I am a Lutheran and this quote has, although mistakenly, been attributed to Martin Luther for decades. However, even after the dismay I had upon finding out that Luther actually never said these words—no one actually knows who was the first to state them—I still find worth in them because it’s always right to try to find hope even in what appears to be a hopeless situation.
We can all agree that we are living in some pretty tumultuous times—nationally and globally.
Here at home, inflation is through the roof. Even some say we are in a full-blown recession heading fast for a depression. The rest of the world doesn’t look that great either financially, not to mention politically. However, what shall we do? Just sit down and quit? Stick our heads in the sand and refuse to go on? I say, no! This most definitely is not an option. It would be a disgrace to those who came before us and to those who are coming after.
Our ancestors didn’t quit when hard times came. Homesteading this land was no doubt hard, fraught with the unknown, and strewn with set backs and heartache. However, they pushed on, and planted many trees that we are now enjoying. We owe it to them to do the same.
Monday night saw approximately 110 people come out to a townhall meeting to support what looks like at a glance to be an insurmountable task—building a brand new nursing home. Will the task be easy? Absolutely not! But will it be worth it in the end? Absolutely!
Despite inflation and financial turmoil, we must continue to have hope and build on hope. How can we give up and quit when our heritage and history are so worthy of saving and nurturing—especially the building up of a home to nuture the very generations of folks that came before us, who took big leaps of faith and hope and built the very foundations we now stand on. Yes, even if tomorrow is not sure, we must continue to plan, build and have hope. To do anything else is really not an option.