Carry That Weight

“More weight.” -Giles Corey from Arthur Miller’s The Crucible

Are you just too old or too young to carry?
Time stands in a duel and I stand for you
Are you just too old or too young to carry?
Time stands in a duel and I stand for you

Now lean and use your weight
That’s what a shoulder’s made for -lyrics from the song “Time Stands” by Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats

“I ask not for a lighter burden, but for broader shoulders.” -Atlas responding to Zeus

Boy, you’re gonna carry that weight
Carry that weight a long time
Boy, you’re gonna carry that weight
Carry that weight a long time -lyrics from the song “Carry That Weight” by The Beatles

When you get weighed down by life, sometimes all you can do is just carry that weight. Day by day. One day at a time. Carry that weight.

And if you’re fortunate not to be bogged down by the weight of life, then look around and see who is. And offer to help them carry that weight.