"As [[James Baldwin]] reflected on the death of his father, a man whom he loved and hated, it occurred to him that he had only seen the man’s outsides. **Hidden beneath his failures as a parent was a unique internal struggle that no other person is ever able to fully comprehend**. That’s why the lines of the preacher at his father’s funeral hit him so hard: "**Thou knowest this man’s fall; but thou knowest not his wrassling**." --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[failure]], [[kindness]], [[forgiveness]], [[parenting]], [[relationships]], **Source** -- [[202409180128 - B - Courage is Calling]]