Archive -> May 7, 2005

Renew your love, like Dr. York

In all my undertakings, world travels and studies I overlooked a very important thing in my life.

. . . I hurt inside because I neglected my mother. I neglected her for my work, and you know how hard I work. (You know) how much time I spend with other people . . . I listen to people’s call and I talk to people personally, and I try to attend to as much as I possibly can. But, I didn’t listen to my own mother. And, I didn’t attend to my mother the way I should have. I was always a little too busy.

My father passed, so I can only reach out to him in prayer and spirit . . . Fall back in love with the ones that brought you into this world. My revelation for this year is I fell back in love with my mother.

. . . I'm telling you young folks out there, all the wisdom, all the knowledge, all the wealth doesn’t mean a thing. You only get one mother and one father.

Excerpted from the 2001 Denderah Ball speech by Dr. Malachi Z. York