My favorite book of all times is a children’s story entitled, Corduroy by Don Freeman. I bought this recently to give Shavon for Christmas as she’s now the right age to begin to read it. I hadn’t read it in ages, but just knew that I loved it.
Re-reading it now, I realize how apt Freeman is in describing our simplest and yet greatest need: to love and be loved. I remember writing this in my Senior High book; it was all I wanted out of life – to love and be loved. And Corduroy realizes when he is taken home by Lisa that he’s always wanted a home and a friend.
In this time of giving and unfortunate overspending, this book brings to the center the true meaning of the holiday and what our lives should be about: home and friends, loving and being loved. In this sense, I am one of the richest, most successful and blessed people in the world. What about you?
