There are two tragedies in life.
One is not to get your heart's desire.
The other is to get it.
~George Bernard Shaw
i've kept myself busy the past few days
easier to avoid thinking...
isn't it funny the games we play
with ourselves?
i have decided to stop beating myself up
i am no longer some helpless child:
i made decisions and we all have to live
with the consequences
that is how life works
for me
trial and error
some people seem to have a map
they know which rocks they can step on
more often than not i end up
with soggy shoes
i accept that
lil story
while on vacation we went to the grocery
it was Saturday the busiest day of the week
and while waiting in line
i noticed the people in front of me
a family with 4 children and 2 full carts
very excited to be on vacation as well
as the cashier began to ring me up
the bag girl noticed that
she had forgot to bag their jam
the cashier said well go catch them ~
now this girl was maybe 15
i kiddingly said it will be hard in the morning without
that jam for their toast
the cashier said: she is not really looking for them,
she is standing over by the front door avoiding work
she eventually came back and said she couldn't find them
so as my husband and i left the store
i was thinking about this and thought i spotted them
in the parking lot, i ran {ok walked fast} over and told the
father about his jam, his reply was
" thanks, if it was $1000 i'd go back into that mess."
but i heard the mother tell one of the teenagers to go get it
so we went to our van and unloaded the groceries we bought onto
our children who had been enjoying the solitude after 8 hours in the van with mom and dad and continued on to the beach condo.
ok so this is really a big story...
next day we spent at the beach all day
toward evening we decided to go into panama city to
look for the homemade ice cream shop
and i cannot find my wallet
we search the condo, & the van
trying to remember the last time i had it
and then my
brilliant 9 year old says
remember you went to the grocery
so in a true panic we loaded back up and headed
up the road to the store
with me trying to keep some semblance of composure
dashing in { really} to the customer service
i inquired if a wallet had been turned in
he asked my name
and he said from Kentucky?
oh a glimmer of hope i felt
yes i said
he said i think it is over in the wine and spirits store
which is a separate store across the lot
and yes i did run to this store
and they had it
apparently i had dropped it while chasing the jam family
so my lesson here is
karma
a good deed gets rewarded
true, if i'd never got involved
i'd never have lost it
and they would have survived without their jam
but i think everyone ended up happier this way
and i would still do it again
maybe i like to go off the beaten path
it is not always easy, and it usually takes longer
but you meet some interesting people and learn new stuff
and that is what life is really about for me
interacting with others
not getting from A to Z
i wrote this story for me so the next time i think
fate is out to get me i will remember that
sometimes the high road is worth it.
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