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Jack's Ramblings
Penthesilea:
Hey Jack, thanks for sharing this story with us. It's bittersweet, like Shasta already said. Sometimes it doesn't take long for people to get under our skin and stay there, no matter what, no matter if we never see them again.
Additionally, I think the relationships hardest to get over are not the ones with an unhappy ending, but the ones with no ending at all. No closure. That's hard to bear. Which brings me right back to Ennis (and to our own obsession over Brokeback Mountain; that Annie Proulx must have known what a spell she created by leaving so many things open).
Shasta542:
--- Quote from: Dan on April 05, 2008, 04:06:25 pm ---OMG Shasta :o. Are you leading my life? ;)
When I read about going to school one year earlier or later, I had exactly the same thoughts. Who knows what difference it would have made in my life. Because I also married a guy from my class and my best friend is also a woman from my class (well, the last two years I have had another woman becoming very, very close, but the first one I have for more than twenty years now, same as my husband).
I feel very blessed and thankful that I met tow people at school who are truly my soulmates for more than 20 years now.
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It's overwhelming to even try to think about sometimes, isn't it, Chrissi? I'll get really into it--would my life be better, worse, the same-- and then just realize -- crazy woman, you will NEVER know what would have been!!! Stop boggling your own mind!! LOL.
I'm thankful for my best friend and I think, even though I am divorced, I am thankful for my ex-husband in many respects. :P 8)
I like what you said about the closure -- something we all yearn for in our lives.
CellarDweller:
Jack, thanks for taking the time to post this story, and share it with us.
jstephens9:
--- Quote from: CellarDweller on April 05, 2008, 09:07:33 pm ---Jack, thanks for taking the time to post this story, and share it with us.
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Hey Chuck, thanks for reading it and I am glad to share, I haven't really been around much lately, but obviously I am still here. I hope you are doing well!!!!!!!
jstephens9:
My black cat Code is pretty smart and he has some ideas. He wonders "Why Can't We Be Friends" and he thinks maybe if we all think about it maybe we can all get along. Scars can be scratched deeper, but maybe if we allow them to heal, maybe we can all make it together. Maybe we can all understand each other since after all we are all riding in the same boat towards the same goal after all is said and done. If we separate all we do is become weaker in our goal. The goal we all seek is to understand each other while never feeling afraid of expressing our thoughts or what we feel. Criticizing each other and not taking the time to understand what each other is really trying to say is where the bitter feelings originate. Understanding and considering thoughts that may differ from our own is what makes for growth and understanding. If we think about the problems we face in the world it is pretty clear that it is a basic misunderstanding of what others say and believe. We have to look at the question of why and what can we do to make the message we deliver something that others can understand. Here is the video Code wants all of you to see:
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_9sbNXNNYA[/youtube]
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