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Thursday, August 30, 2007

Sunday Scribbling: The End

Once upon a time...
... and they lived happily ever after ....


The End

Most fairy tales end that way .. "happily ever after ... the end". In real life however, it's a different story:

a once happy marriage could end up in divorce
a once bright compliant child could end up in prison
a once rich family could end up being poor
a once healthy mom or dad
could later be afflicted with a sickness or disability

and in cases above .. we wouldn't want to really call it "the end",
but we want to look at it as a "new beginning"
for in "real life", there should be a "second chance"
and life goes on...

The End

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14 comments:

  1. I don't know why I haven't seen your blog before -- maybe because this past year I have had trouble accessing all blogs. Anyway, I like what you write and I will be back!

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  2. I am in complete agreement we all need second chances sometimes even third or fourth chances

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  3. Quite right--we look to endings for happiness but want chances at bright beginnings again and again.

    Neat thoughts!
    ~Saoirse

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  4. That's why they call them fairy tales, I guess. Most times, things never turn out the way you think they will... but yes, thank God for second chances and do-overs!

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  5. as long as it doesn't kill you....
    it makes you stronger...
    so as long as you are drawing breath
    there is a chance, a hope, a light, at the end of the tunnel....

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  6. True, indeed. There's always a beginning, but I much prefer the idea of the middle lasting a long, long time.

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  7. Nothing really ends it just changes. Wonderful post!

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  8. Every end is a new beginning. You brought that across really well.

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  9. "...and life goes on" and on and on and on... endless laps around the world.

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  10. how many people's expectations of life have been constrained by fairy tales? It's always good to see endings as possibilities for new beginnings.

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  11. Oh, I agree. Endings are new beginnings, absolutely.

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  12. Very well said. One ending is a new beginning.

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  13. They say God never gives you anything you can't survive. I really liked your take on this week's topic.

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