A scene from one of my favorite books and authors
"God is an iron," he said. "Did you know that?"
He went on, "If a person who indulges in gluttony is a glutton, and a person who commits a felony is a felon, then God is an iron."
I have always appreciated, noticed and even chuckled at ironic situations. I find myself in one now. I agreed to move to baltimore on the promise that we would only be here for 5 years. Five years to renovate and relocate and rent the house out. Those five years were up in May 2007 and Jim got out, but I had to stay.
I would have stayed here forever with no more whining if I only knew. Jim was ready to go, we had put in transfer applications at his job and things looked good. So maybe in 2010 (8 years later) I can get out of here. I just want to have a place for the dogs to run around a bit like our old house in Boston. Grass would be nice.
Another favorite quote, from the same author -
Shared pain is lessened; shared joy, increased — thus do we refute entropy.
Writing and sharing of my pain has lessened it. Sharing the joy I have found in life since that tragic moment, increases the joy that life can give.
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3 comments:
Perfectly stated, Betsy.
As for getting the house ready and moving, good luck with that. I certainly understand the desire to have a fenced in backyard for the spotties to run around. :o)
Thanks, Betsy, for opening my mind to a new author...I googled this quote and found the author...and lots more quotes :) Very descriptive and thoughtful ideas - Blessings on your week - and weekend.
BTW, 2010 will be here before you know it...do you have any ideas where you'd like to head next? Montana has a lot of room for doggies to run :)
Sharon, my grandmother spent 15 yrs in great falls, but I never got to visit her there (she moved east and lived with us for awhile).
And the author has some great short stories- callahan's crosstime saloon is the first of the series. Science fiction but also a different way to look at life.
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