KEEPER
Their marriage was good, their dreams focused. Their best friends lived
barely a wave away. I can see them now, Dad in trousers, tee shirt and a hat
and Mom in a house dress; lawn mower in his hand, and dish-towel in hers. It
was the time for fixing things. A curtain rod, the kitchen radio, screen
door, the oven door, the hem in a dress. Things we keep.
It was a way of life, and sometimes it made me crazy. All that re-fixing,
eating, renewing, I wanted just once to be wasteful. Waste meant affluence.
Throwing things away meant you knew there'd always be more.
But then my mother died, and on that clear summer's night, in the warmth of
the hospital room, I was struck with the pain of learning that sometimes
there isn't any more. Sometimes, what we care about most gets all used up
and goes away...never to return. So... While we have it... it's best we love
it... And care for it.... And fix it when it's broken..... And heal it when
it's sick.
This is true... For marriage.... And old cars.... And children with bad
report cards..... Dogs and cats with bad hips.... And aging parents.... And
grandparents. We keep them because they are worth it, because we are worth
it.
Some things we keep. Like a best friend that moved away or a classmate we
grew up with. There are just some things that make life important, like
people we know who are special.... And so, we keep them close!
I received this from someone who thinks I am a 'keeper', so I've sent it to
the people I think of in the same way... Now it's your turn to send this to
those people that are 'keepers' in your life. Good friends are like
stars.... You don't always see them, but you know they are always there.
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darn dogs must have chewed it up
We have wet noses and we will lick your face
and we are sissy la-la dogs
(big babies)