There really isn’t a happily ever after, you know? Children believe that. Adults believe what this fella Bernard Malamud said – that Life is a tragedy full of joy.
You hold on past the tragedy for the next wave of joy. And be grateful for the joy.
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Speaking of children, do you remember the old Aesop’s fable about the mouse and the lion?
Today’s Mother Teresa’s bday. A few months back here in NYC, there was a controversy cause the owners of the Empire State Building refused to light their building blue and white for her birthday, which made some of the local government – the city council – upset.
After all, they did change the colours for the Simpsons and Popeye, why not a woman who gave her life helping the less lucky, yeah?
Fast forward to this week when the owners needed help from – you guessed it – the city council to block a new rival building from competing with it two blocks away. The vote was 47-to-1 allowing the building to go up.
See what happens when you don’t pay attention in grade school?
Location: yesterday, the hospital (long story)
Mood: creative
Music: i’ll wear your colors til you come back home to me
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