The soul cages

A few years ago, I saw a legendary jazz pianist, Tommy Flanagan, play at a club in New York. He was getting on years, and as he moved toward the bandstand, his gait was slow, a bit frail. Not too spritely. Then he sat at the piano. And it was as if time had never moved for him. He played with the same verve and intensity as he had in his younger days, back in the 50s and 60s. The soul is capable of things the body can't always complete. It's important to keep the soul open and ready to receive gifts known and unknown, and be ready to give them out.