Friday, 29 February 2008
Thursday, 28 February 2008
A Puppy
On an early summer afternoon my sister comes to me: "Hey, J, do you have some spare money?"
"Yeah, why?"
"Go get it and then we'll pick the puppy I've reserved."
"Excuse me? Puppy? What puppy??"
"The puppy we're going to buy. If we bring him home and tell that we paid for him and we can't take him back then he'll have to stay."
My sister is 14 and I have just started my first job. As children we always wanted to have pets but father was strongly opposed to having any pet in the flat. But my baby sister is determined to change that and she wants to make me accomplice in her plot - not a very reluctant one, I must admit. So I take the money, go with her and we bring the puppy home.
Father raged for some time, repeating, "Get rid of that thing now! Either it goes or I do."
Neither did. We'll never know how big a role mother played in making him change his mind and to what expense, but eventually that tiny whining lump of black curly fur melted his heart.
"Yeah, why?"
"Go get it and then we'll pick the puppy I've reserved."
"Excuse me? Puppy? What puppy??"
"The puppy we're going to buy. If we bring him home and tell that we paid for him and we can't take him back then he'll have to stay."
My sister is 14 and I have just started my first job. As children we always wanted to have pets but father was strongly opposed to having any pet in the flat. But my baby sister is determined to change that and she wants to make me accomplice in her plot - not a very reluctant one, I must admit. So I take the money, go with her and we bring the puppy home.
Father raged for some time, repeating, "Get rid of that thing now! Either it goes or I do."
Neither did. We'll never know how big a role mother played in making him change his mind and to what expense, but eventually that tiny whining lump of black curly fur melted his heart.
Wednesday, 27 February 2008
Messy
Yes, this shot is rather messy, I know... neither here nor there but it reflects my emotions quite accurately. And there is a reflection of the light through all that mess which I hope will keep on shining.
Tuesday, 26 February 2008
A thought
Pain doesn't care whether it was caused intentionally or not. Unwitting pain hurts every bit as much as any other kind.
Monday, 25 February 2008
Sunday, 24 February 2008
Saturday, 23 February 2008
Stuff
Life is not being too kind to me at present. There's nothing terribly wrong but... a number of mishaps and annoyances have been plaguing me for some time now as a result of less than healthy work atmosphere, minor health issues, past sins or merely unfortunate circumstances.
However, there is one thing that hurts beyond reason and tears at the heart... I fear (although I hope with all my being that I'm wrong) I might have lost something that has been very special and very precious to me this past year, something that has helped me grow more than I imagined possible, something that I would never ever for the life of me do anything to jeopardise.
But the circumstances and evil people conspired against this 'thing' and succeeded in damaging it, it seems. Whether or not it can be recovered, I have no idea. Time will tell, I reckon. But the waiting is driving me crazy...
However, there is one thing that hurts beyond reason and tears at the heart... I fear (although I hope with all my being that I'm wrong) I might have lost something that has been very special and very precious to me this past year, something that has helped me grow more than I imagined possible, something that I would never ever for the life of me do anything to jeopardise.
But the circumstances and evil people conspired against this 'thing' and succeeded in damaging it, it seems. Whether or not it can be recovered, I have no idea. Time will tell, I reckon. But the waiting is driving me crazy...
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