A Lesson From Escalante

It was an instant in eternity Some words that strike and linger Touch cords in one's humanity With wisdom to make one ponder In life we face inevitable truth There is some failure and defeat But lessons learned from these bear fruit When falling comes, to rise and meet Again to face life's challenges To not bow down nor count the falling But to write there boldly in life's pages The many times one gets up... rising. 'In life, you don't count the many times you fall - you count the many times you get up.' (Jaime Escalante) - Copyright Cynthia Buhain Baello March 5,2010