Article April 20, 1998 Issue

"Put 'em in their place"

By Helen Tucker Parnell

"Then one day I realized that even though it took all day, I was attaining my spiritual equilibrium daily, ... and my life and marriage became more secure and harmonious."

This phrase usually refers to bringing people's ego down a notch. When they have assumed a superior attitude, one might "put 'em in their place" with a humbling statement. Then there's the other side of the coin. Those we care about might have resigned themselves to a very low place, and we long to lift them higher.

But where is our "place," really? Is it in conceit and egotism? Is it in poverty, violence, sickness? Is it in the depths of mortal existence or the heights of mortal existence?

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