It’s not for the love of the money
Or those things that tear us apart,
It’s for times we can share and the times we can care
To follow an act of the heart.
And it’s not for the praise or the glory
Or those things that just fade away
It’s for living some
how in the here and the now
And facing it all day by day.
These are words by the late John Wright from the John
Wright Band’s album/CD ‘Language of the Heart' which is unavailable as a web link unfortunately.
The lyrics accompany
the above pic because I had the privilege on January 15th this year
of travelling to Cardiff and taking this, one of official photographs for MS Society Cymru at The Principality Building Society’s ‘handover’ as their
nominated Charity of the Year. In this photo, to the front left you’ll see the CEO of The MS Society, Michelle Mitchell with her counterpart at the Principality to
her left, and to the left again a staff member who had her hair shaved to raise
funds for the charity.
What happens quite often after an official photo shoot is
that I rarely get to see the end product. It was with great joy however that I
saw this poster in my local branch when I popped in for tickets for a local charity
function – a fashion show for MS Cymru at Morriston Golf Club on Thurs. Oct 9th.
John Wright's lyrics came alive in my head when I saw it because the reason I do so much photography is
definitely not for the praise or the glory, neither the money. The reason I do
it can be read here ( scroll down to Page 5 ) of THE UK MS Register’s
Newsletter where I explain it more clearly.
I received far more that day in intangible terms compared with anything I gave myself.
I received far more that day in intangible terms compared with anything I gave myself.
“For it is in giving that we receive.” ~ St. Francis of Assissi