and the great outdoors.
It was summer but it was fall I wanted; the colorful leaves
and the cool dry air.
It was fall but it was winter I wanted; the beautiful snow and
the joy of the holiday season.
It was winter but it was spring I wanted; the warmth
and the blossoming of nature.
I was a child but it was adulthood I wanted; the warmth
and the blossoming of nature.
I was a child but it was adulthood I wanted; the freedom and
the respect.
I was twenty but it was thirty I wanted; to be mature and
sophisticated.
I was middle-aged but it was twenty I wanted; the youth and
the free spirit.
I was retired but it was middle-age that I wanted; the
presence of mind without limitations.
My life was over but I never got what I wanted.
Jason Lehman – originally published in a Dear Abby column, February 14th 1989, when Jason was fourteen-years-old.
Happiness does not depend on the amount we possess, but the ability to be content with what we have. Enjoy the moment. Blessings on this Thanksgiving Day!!
© 2003, John C. Fitts, III. All Rights Reserved. Reprinted from Grace Drops, Volume I (2003).