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Some1 important to me told me this. " walk that extra mile". It means ( When times get hard to walk one mile then walk another) dont give up. Keep going. * u no how u do it?? " one step at a time. One foot infront of the other !!!!!!!!!

The speaker alludes to Proverbs 5:19b.

I wrote this poem in April of 2009 to symbolize the world, and how it rejected Jesus; and also, how, even though He is dead, He is still remembered.

For some time, I have been disappointed in some of my Christian brethren, at the local church I attend, who are unwilling to even try to appreciate the great, historical heritage of ancient Christianity.  These people are concerned only for what "Ma & Pa" said; or what old Granddad preached; or what Uncle Billy-Bob-Jim-Joe taught in Sunday school back in 1910.  Their unwillingness to try to understand, much less love, the time and place in which Jesus lived on earth and ministered (and, likewise, the early Christians) had so confounded me as to begin to affect my personal piety.  This poem, in metaphor, describes the workable solution:  to treat them with courtesy, without entering into their ignorance, and to appreciate my own delights the more so in private.

The last line is meant to echo Luke 21:19.

Sometimes we run from a destiny because we want to consider ourselves "our own". But it is important to realize that we all have a purpose and our existance is not random or trifling.  Know that there are those who have asked you to be blessed that you find your purpose in life.  Seek it out if you don't know it.  And if you know it, honor it.