They had made it to Las Vegas, wide-eyed and with
so much hope and energy. They had planned the
trip for more than a year and both were so excited
they could barely control themselves. They still
hadn't realized that Las Vegas promised a place
where dreams come true, it was actually the place
where dreams came to die.
It was the best compliment that he'd ever received
although the person who gave it likely never knew.
It had been an off-hand observation on his ability to
hold a conversation and actually add pertinent
information to it on practically any topic. Although
he hadn't consciously strived to be able to do so,
he'd started to voraciously read the news when he
couldn't keep up on topics his friends discussed
because their conversations went above his head.
The fact that someone had noticed enough to
compliment him that he could talk intelligently
about many topics meant that he had succeeded in
his quest to be better informed.
Time is all relative based on age and experience.
When you are a child an hour is a long time to wait
but a very short time when that’s all the time you
are allowed on your iPad. As a teenager time goes
faster the more deadlines you have and the more
you procrastinate. As a young adult, you think you
have forever to live and don’t appreciate the time
you spend with others. As a middle-aged adult,
time flies by as you watch your children grow up.
And finally, as you get old and you have fewer
responsibilities and fewer demands on you, time
slows. You appreciate each day and are thankful you
are alive. An hour is the same amount of time for
everyone yet it can feel so different in how it goes
by.
The picket fence had stood for years without any
issue. That's all it was. A simple, white, picket fence.
Why it had all of a sudden become a lightning rod
within the community was still unbelievable to
most. Yet a community that had once lived in
harmony was now divided in bitter hatred and it
had everything to do with the white picket fence.
Sometimes it just doesn't make sense. The man
walking down the street in a banana suit. The llama
standing in the middle of the road. The fairies
dancing in front of the car window. The fact that all
of this was actually happening and wasn't a dream.
There was something in the sky. What exactly was
up there wasn't immediately clear. But there was
definitely something in the sky and it was getting
bigger and bigger.
Betty decided to write a short story and she was
sure it was going to be amazing. She had already
written it in her head and each time she thought
about it she grinned from ear to ear knowing how
wonderful it would be. She could imagine the
accolades coming in and the praise she would
receive for creating such a wonderful piece. She was
therefore extremely frustrated when she actually
sat down to write the short story and the story that
was so beautiful inside her head refused to come
out that way on paper.
There was no time. He ran out of the door without
half the stuff he needed for work, but it didn't
matter. He was late and if he didn't make this
meeting on time, someone's life may be in danger.
There are only three ways to make this work. The
first is to let me take care of everything. The second
is for you to take care of everything. The third is to
split everything 50 / 50. I think the last option is the
most preferable, but I'm certain it'll also mean the
end of our marriage.
You're going to make a choice today that will have a
direct impact on where you are five years from now.
The truth is, you'll make choice like that every day of
your life. The problem is that on most days, you
won't know the choice you make will have such a
huge impact on your life in the future. So if you
want to end up in a certain place in the future, you
need to be careful of the choices you make today.
