I’m having a good time tracing the path of non-English proverbs, so here’s one from the East (and I’ve seen the words spaced multiple ways, so apologies if the one I chose is wrong): Nanakorobi yaoki (七転び八起き) –
“Fall down seven times, stand up eight.” – a Japanese proverb
stand
we stand by falling –
stagger likes leaves in a breeze.
We lurch toward walking
while every bruise reminds us:
life keeps us on our toes.
This quote is the title of a recent picture book biography of Patsy Takemoto Mink, the woman who started Title IX in schools. Today its message of perseverance reminds me also of Ketanji Brown Jackson. Happy Weekend.