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barbsdad2003
Mar 04, 2009 ⭐ View statistics (Premium feature)

life?


life?

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as for life, it is
a battle and a sojourning
in a strange land
                          ---Antoninus
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it never fails to
surprise me when
an oldster announces
no regrets over

a life long lived;

I gather from that
that (1) she/he must be
in some serious denial
or (2) his/her life was

not much lived

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Janice Pearce

Janice Pearce

17 years 2 months ago

life?

Thank you once again Chuck ,for the smile on my face~ ______________________________________________________ Income-tax forms should be more realistic by allowing the taxpayer to list "Uncle Sam" as a dependent Anonymous
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barbsdad2003

17 years 2 months ago

It seems ...

I'm a gifted regret-collector. Paths not chosen when they coulda been intrigue the hell outta me. Wish I had time to explore them. All of them. Ah, well! just another regret. Thanx, Chuck
Janice Pearce

Janice Pearce

17 years 2 months ago

life?

You are gifted Chuck. To heck with paths not chosen,they were never meant to be. Just keep on writing please! ______________________________________________________ Income-tax forms should be more realistic by allowing the taxpayer to list "Uncle Sam" as a dependent Anonymous
whitetea

whitetea

17 years 2 months ago

i love how you put the last

i love how you put the last line by itself, it makes it more defined. just curious, what would you do with a life that was longer (than others)?
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barbsdad2003

17 years 1 month ago

Gosh, my apologies ...

to shorter-lived souls, I've already lived beyond many (most?) in terms of years. And, yeah, even many in terms of life-enriching experience. (More apologies.) As my father more than once said (to his gullible son, me), if I'm happy (about anything), then I'm being selfish (a serious sin, by the way) ... since there's so much unhappiness trompin' about manywheres else. To answer your question, I'm just livin'. An' sometimes livid. Dependin' on what's appropriate for the circumstances. Thanx again, Chuck
deelilah

deelilah

17 years 1 month ago

Amen Brother

I'm with you on the curiosity part. The regret I usually have in taking the wrong path is how much precious time is consumed. I already have a very long list of projects I intend to pursue/finish in the next world. Eternity ought to give me enough time. Yours, Deelilah