Like a fine Sunday dinner

I finished The Measure of a Man last week, but I needed time to savor the message, like a fine meal that you want to remember. What a powerful book, full of insight about the movies Sidney Poitier made and why and how he came to make them, as well as the insights about his parents. They must have been incredible people. They were not perfect. Apparently, Reggie Poitier was a philanderer but he was faithful in that he took care of his children, and never lost sight of the principles that helped him shape the man that Sidney became. He is not perfect, and not ashamed to admit it. I plan to include the advice he has for divorced fathers about maintaining a relationship with their children. The description of that time of life is particularly poignant. Often, his memoir is a reminder of how one choice made differently might have had devastating consequences. It is also a reminder of the need to be grateful and responsible for the blessings one has. A wonderful book. Well-written in every sense of the word.