An Echo

in our life we say, there comes a time, there comes a day...when all is over, said and done...no words spoken can mend, no promise made can assure...our eyes are opened, we've met the end...
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Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Dusting Off

It has been a while since I last posted anything, and I don't really know if this will make it to post, but I will try. Please bear with me during this process. Just as anything else, things get a bit rusty when you do not utilize it on a regular basis. So pen in hand and ink well refilled I will try and string together as many relevant words into one cohesive thought. Please no bets, I would hate to see anyone lose money thinking I could do this and then flounder in the process. So here I go.

March 22, 2010 Terrell, Texas 12:10pm
Home burned down due to a gas explosion. Very little survived the fire, fortunately all my pictures over the years came out unscathed. Memories intact I pick myself up, dust my clothes off and I get on with life.

August 5, 2010 Terrell, Texas 04:09am
On the homeward journey of an early morning walk I was accosted by 4 men and at knife point was robbed, but not after they decided to assault me physically and then try and push a knife in the back of my head. Again, I picked myself up and dusted off the grime and got on with life.

Seems I am always picking myself up and dusting myself off to continue on. Not just with these two incidents, but for as long as I can remember. I remember the old adage, "What doesn't kill you will only make you stronger." I should have the strength of Atlas now as I feel I have the weight of the world on my shoulders at times. But none the less I trudge on thinking in my head things have to get better, but as with anything in life, we only see what we want. This thought has played on me for quite some time now and I guess to an extent I have only seen those things that have had a negative affect on me. I have failed to see all the good things I have been fortunate enough to have passed through my life. I fear though that I may have dusted those off as well in the process of getting up and getting on. There are a few things however that have remanined with me.

April 4, 2011 Terrell, Texas
I received a happy birthday wish from someone who I thought had so much going in their life to even remember my birthday. But yet they took the time to remember. Even though we have never met they thought enough to make that effort and take the time to send me their wishes. Of all the wishes I got that day, that one wish from Japan meant more to me than anything I had received. Something between a daughter and a woman. Still with me and I hope will remain with me. I miss them very much.

Flowers among thorns. I now know what that means, for I have encountered these flowers encased, surrounded by life's thorns they have pushed through.

Later...
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2 comments:

Momo said...

Hello Ron
It's terrible to see the worst of times that you have encountered - I sincerely hope that in the space of such a short time that these are the only two major negatively charged incidents that your life has to hold.

Let's agree then that from this day forward life is going to me much better. I want you to smile at least once each day no matter what, please promise me that much.
I little girl once made me promise such and with love and constant vigil, I give it and I keep my promise to her.

Glad to see you back on the pages of Blog world Ron. The readers of your musings could well learn something by perusing your writings and experiences in life.

Kisses

Momo and Umi (Hitomi)

Smiling Pig said...

Momo, your words are much too kind, but in the spirit to which they were given I will accept. Thank you.

For you I will promise to smile at least once a day, such a request is small and easily honored. You have given me many reasons to smile in days gone by and I am sure you will give me many more reasons to come.

I hope at least one could benefit.That makes it worth the small amount of effort I have been devoting to this.

Hugs...
Ron

An Echo....

When you find you are lost, always go back to where you started...