Day Thirty-Two // April 2 // Rebellion “Those who will defend authority against rebellion must not, themselves, rebel.” – J. R. R. Tolkien –
“No.” It is, regrettably, one of the first words we ever learn as a child. “No” to Mom. “No” to Dad. “No” to peas, carrots and beans. “No,” we chortle as we learn to make our decisions. But, as we age, our “no” becomes a little less endearing. We say “no” to curfews and “no” to limits. We say “no” to all that we think is trying to restrain us from fun – never understanding then what (I hope) we know now: that all those restraints were really just trying to keep us safe. There is a part of us, though, that never learns that lesson. We live with the constant voice of adolescent rebellion stirring in our guts. We don’t like limits. We
