I have loved the "swinging bridge" ever since I was a kid. To cross it meant that I was getting closer to our summer cottage in Maine. Look at the center of the bridge to see the part that swings open.
It was operated by twin brothers from the Lewis family. They retired after 40 years service. What jokestes! On the radio, they knew certain captains and delighted in saying, "Okay we will open--but what is the magic word?"
There is a land of the dead and the living.
The bridge to the living is love.
Thornton Wilder
The Bridge of San Luis
Rey
The magic word is saying yes to opening and closing the bridge to connect with others. Open the bridge from your life--and you close off. Maintain your bridge--that essential connection with others--and lives are enriched and grow. But keep in mind! You have the magic word to your bridge.
Only you can open and close it. There's more than a vacation land at stake!
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