Grassroots of Tarboro

Often times when speaking with long-time town residents I've been informed that I may hit a "wall" when it comes to bringing in new ideas for Tarboro's future.

I believe that yesterday, I may have met that "wall", or at least a part of it.  It was not a huge insurmountable wall, only about 6 feet tall, but it's foundation and each block of life experience that formed it had been set decades ago.  It was solid and sturdy and determined to convince me that  it was much bigger, more important, and more powerful than I.

I must admit that, at first impression, I was saddened and a bit frustrated. I thought this wall might block the path that will lead Tarboro to revitalization. I wondered what I had done to attract this wall into our path and then, as if the sun had broken through the clouds,  I realized that the wall was not blocking our path at all. 

We are on a different path.