I had lunch this week with two friends I've known for 31 years. I am still shaking my head and marveling that we've gone from talking about boyfriends, to husbands, children, and aging parents, and right around the corner: grandchildren and retirement.
We were reminiscing, talking about life in the past and life now. One of them has a seven-year-old from a second marriage, he's a great student, easy, happy kid and she is grateful. "You deserve it," I told her.
"No. I don't deserve it," she quickly corrected me. "Nobody deserves anything. You don't deserve the good things that happen to you, and you don't deserve the bad. They are all just part of the story."
Have you ever heard anything so wise?
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
-
There I was, just minding my own business this morning, finishing up some e-mails, scheduling some appointments, your basic TCB-ing (taking ...
-
I was a lot more freaked out about 2012 three or four years ago, than I am now that it's here. You know, all the end of the Mayan ...
-
I'm sorry I keep pointing you towards Brené Brown's podcast, Unlocking Us , but I'm not that sorry.* I've appreciated ever...
1 comment:
A few things.
Like the kind of things Rojo says. ;-)
But she's absolutely right. It's all part of our stories.
Love.
Post a Comment