Among the many things in short supply lately, please add “grace” to the list. It’s a shame this should be so since grace is such a useful tool. The term is often used in a strictly religious context, i.e., “the grace of God,” which is fine but limiting. Grace is also employed to describe earthy actions such as movement, “ a graceful dancer,” form “ he writes with grace and style,” or action. Hemingway’s quote comes to mind: “Courage is grace under fire.”

As fine a notion as grace might be, where has it gone lately, pushed aside in favor of lesser circumstances. Anger, violence, or common everyday pettiness is so much more in evidence. A real shame since grace is needed now perhaps more than ever as life throws one haymaker after another at us.

 Consider good old Aristotle :

“The ideal man bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace, making the best of circumstances.”

Yes, sir, a little grace would go a long way right about now.

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