In Search of the Beautiful. ..
After this I read a book and waited on Mama a while. We went to our favorite restaurant for lunch and had a lovely salad. On the way home, however, two not so beautiful things happened which caused me to stop and consider the dichotomy of light and dark, joy and sadness that exists in every moment. On the lesser side, I got a courtesy call that something was amiss with our cell phone plan. On further investigation, I was told that we had "misunderstood" our plan and did NOT have access to internet as we thought with our cell phone. Uh... since May 15th we had racked up nearly 900 dollars in usage charges. I am awaiting a mercy call that they might look fondly on our predicament and charge us less or something. That seems harsh and foreboding until I meditate on the second sad thing I saw: a terrible, horrible car accident with the staff of life helicopter landing in the median and an unrecognizable white crumple of metal that was once a car. It made me instantly sick at heart and at soul. While I had searched for the beautiful, someone's life was altered forever, maybe ended. I prayed for comfort and for peace and for healing for that family in and of that car. Even if I have to eventually pay the 900 dollars for that stupid phone bill, it is nothing compared to one second of that. Life's fragile status haunts me at times. I think too much at times. And, of course, I post it all.. Have a safe and blessed day in search of your beautiful. Hugs to all.
Comments
Joyce
When I see things like the car accident I am troubled for the rest of the day...
You did find very interesting things in your quest for the beautiful.
Not sure how I would feel about my hubby working for a pink hatted construction crew...but they are certainly memorable.
Hope you are forgiven the phone fees. Yikes! That hurts.
Becky K.
Take care!