Six months ago today was the happiest day of my eventful life. How time flies. The road at our feet still stretches to infinity, winding and in turn obscured by shadows or glowing in the warm afternoon sun, but it will never again be lonely. Gotcha indeed. ![]()
« It was a lovely day of breaking the rules, of throwing preconceived ideas into the wind, of going back to the source, of shaving the unnecessary, of looking deep inside instead of out, of holding a single hand rather than many, of spending time with angels, of walking barefoot when shoes are in order, of wearing jeans because they feel good, of eating with bare fingers, of doing exactly what we wanted, of staring into the sunset while dreaming of sunrise, of not caring too much about what they think, of taking a last step down and a first up, of burning bridges and opening new doors, of taking chances and daring to jump with no ground in sight, of seeing an everlasting fog finally lifted, of understanding it all, of figuring out how simple life’s complexity is, of saying yes after so many no’s, of definitely accepting the truth as only currency, of taking a deep breath and arriving home, at last. »























« And Selena and I were talking about you two today, with happiness, and looking forward to our next meeting. »
Date of comment: 2008-07-24 12:15 •« Hi Jay,
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Date of comment: 2008-07-24 12:23 •Our next meeting will be a happy one indeed! I can’t wait. Watch for us when the flowers have done their magic and gone to rest, when summer is upon Constantia and the Cape Doctor blowing, and Christmas just around the corner. Watch the road then for we won’t be far...
« And to think that one year ago we were three days away from realizing that the other existed. I still thank my grandmother, departed these thirty years. I asked her to find you, and she did.
Date of comment: 2008-07-24 12:38 •In 6 months we can be on that beach again...barefoot.
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« It’s a date! We’ll need a similar outrageously delicious picnic!
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Date of comment: 2008-07-24 14:13 •« Wow. I wonder if i’ll ever have a day that I will qualify as the happiest day of my life...
Date of comment: 2008-07-24 13:17 •Dammit brother, I’m in need of brotherly philosophical discussions. With red wine.
Then again, we quickly come to the barrage of your principles. So solid, so strict, so stern. I guess you got them all at birth and I got very few of them.
I got ..... instead. (fill in as you see fit) »
« Nah, I got none of these principles at birth; I clearly remember claiming the best guns for myself when we played and later blaming quite a few « degats » and broken things on you...
I guess I sternly stumbled upon them later...
Date of comment: 2008-07-24 14:26 •So. Philosophical discussions and red wine to come soon, I hope. »