are principles (alone) worth fighting for?
Honestly, I've spend a good part of today stewing on this pastoral care guy and a newsletter that might circulate to a couple of hundred people, who may or may not actually pay attention to it, let alone pay attention to my kids 10 point font, strangely archaic/ethnic name.
I'm disappointed that my boys name was neglected. Why? Well, Narcisus comes to mind.
Well, I'm no beauty, but I've been obsessively checking the mail box; like my mythological predecessor, not straying very far from the pool. That can't be good, we know what happened to Narcisus.
Not that. I've found some lovely friends in the last year and I have a support group much beyond that. Infact, it was just yesterday that we got a card from David and Toni, thanking us for thanking them, for thanking us - or something like that. We'd spent some time together, gifts were exchanged, and they, being quicker (and probably more thoughtful than) us, sent a thank you card. Inside this card was something quite profound, but it took until now for me to recognize this - the prose had said something about how (strangely) without Hans, we may never have become friends and seeing that we all enjoy being friends, we could be grateful to Hans for this: His gift to all of us.
And, well, there it is. Han's beautiful gift - David and Toni, on the very day that I'd been so disappointed about not seeing my kids name in some random, cut and paste newsletter, had done just that, mentioned his name - with heart, and remarkable penmanship.
You just can't find something like that in the Hope newsletter.
I'm disappointed that my boys name was neglected. Why? Well, Narcisus comes to mind.
Well, I'm no beauty, but I've been obsessively checking the mail box; like my mythological predecessor, not straying very far from the pool. That can't be good, we know what happened to Narcisus.
Not that. I've found some lovely friends in the last year and I have a support group much beyond that. Infact, it was just yesterday that we got a card from David and Toni, thanking us for thanking them, for thanking us - or something like that. We'd spent some time together, gifts were exchanged, and they, being quicker (and probably more thoughtful than) us, sent a thank you card. Inside this card was something quite profound, but it took until now for me to recognize this - the prose had said something about how (strangely) without Hans, we may never have become friends and seeing that we all enjoy being friends, we could be grateful to Hans for this: His gift to all of us.
And, well, there it is. Han's beautiful gift - David and Toni, on the very day that I'd been so disappointed about not seeing my kids name in some random, cut and paste newsletter, had done just that, mentioned his name - with heart, and remarkable penmanship.
You just can't find something like that in the Hope newsletter.
posted by justinian at 7:42 PM
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