Joined: 06 Nov 2004 Posts: 1134 Location: Virginia
Sorry, But I Like Sharing These With You All Posted: 12-06-04 11:19am
Dear keeper:
>> >
>> > I grew up with
practical parents . . . A mother,
>> > god love her, who
washed aluminum foil after she cooked in
it,
> then
>> > reused it. She was the
original recycle queen, before they had a
name
> for
>> > it...
>> >
>> > a father who was
happier getting old shoes fixed
>> > than buying new ones.
>> >
>> > their marriage was good,
their dreams focused. Their best
friends
>> >lived
>> > barely a wave away. I
can see them now.
>> >
>> > it was the time for
fixing things . . . A curtain rod,
screen
> door,
>> > the oven door, the hem in a
dress. Things we keep. It was a way
of
> life,
>> > and sometimes it made me
crazy.
>> >
>> > all that re-fixing,
reheating, renewing, I wanted
>> > just once to be
wasteful. Waste meant affluence.
Throwing
things
>> > away meant you knew
there'd always be more.
>> >
>> > but then my mother
died, and on that clear summer's night,
in the
>> > warmth of the hospital
room, I was struck with the pain of
learning
> that
>> > sometimes there isn't
any 'more.' sometimes, what we care
about
> most
>> >
>> > gets all used up and goes
away . . . Never to return.
>> >
>> > so...While we have it
. . . It's best we love it . . .
And
care
> for
>> > it, and fix it when it's
broken . . . And heal it when it's
sick.
>> > this is true . . .
For marriage . . . And old cars . .
.
And
>> > children with bad report
cards . . . And dogs with bad hips .
.
>> > . And aging parents .
. . And grandparents. We keep them
because
>> >they
>> > are worth it, because we
are worth it.
>> >
>> > some things we keep.
Like a best friend that moved
>> > away . . . Or a
classmate we grew up with. There are just
some
>> > things that make life
important, like people we know who are
> special
>> > and so, we keep them
close!
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l2at24
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 06 Nov 2004 Posts: 1509
Posted: 12-06-04 11:37am
So true.
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mommax3
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 06 Nov 2004 Posts: 1134 Location: Virginia
