The story of John Henry

[JNChell]

I remember the story of John Henry from childhood. I vaguely remember the illustrations from children’s books. There’s been some good songs written about this fictional character. I’ll share one at the end of this post.

If you’re not familiar with the story, it’s about a man that does one hell of a job at breaking rocks with a nine pound hammer. Or more accurate, making holes with hit. Townes  Van Zandt wrote an accurate song from the story titled “Nine Pound Hammer”. I think that it was written about John Henry’s passing and where he went. Kind of like John Henry’s will in lyric.

I don’t know why this old story came to mind tonight.

John Henry beat his way through the mountain before the machine did. His heart gave out on the other side. Maybe the metaphor that is randomly popping up here is to keep a steady pace. Don’t overwhelm yourself and your heart. Don’t push to hard, friends. Go at your own pace. This isn’t a race, it’s a positive outcome.

[Mutt]

JNChell you meant to have this one out there right?

https://bpdfamily.com/message_board/index.php?topic=333545.0

[DharmaGate]

You and bruce have a great message and heart!

keep a steady pace. Don’t overwhelm yourself and your heart. Don’t push to hard, friends. Go at your own pace. This isn’t a race, it’s a positive outcome. Virtual hug (click to insert in post)

[JNChell]

Yes, Mutt. It was meant to be on the boards. Insomnia is a  . Thanks for policing it up.