Wednesday

August 20, 2014

Life on Life's Terms

Admiration

Tucker, the most miserable human being I had ever encountered in AA, hit the lottery.  He won $100,000.  After taxes, his check came to $70,000. He spent $14,000 on a used truck and gave the rest to charity.  As much as I disliked Tucker, I had to admire generosity.  He wasn't a rich man, and he could have surely used that money. 

To my utter amazement, I was happy for him.  Not only was I happy for him, I was happy for me.  I had finally found something to like about him.  And for that, I was very grateful.

Today I will be grateful for qualities I admire in people I don't.

Life on Life's Terms (c) 2014 by Ken Montrose

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Smart Bears, Angry Rats

Acknowledgement 75 Years from now

Ubutu's plane was landing when Olsen pulled into the private hangar. Ubutu wasn't on the plane, but his wife Serena was. Olsen was to take her to meet Ubutu at the United Nations building in New York. When she got off the plane, she handed Olsen a small box .

"Thank you, but why?" Olsen asked. "Is this a wedding present?"

Serena laughed. "Are we at your wedding? No this is for keeping Ubutu safe."

"It's my job. You don't have to get me anything."

"You put your heart and soul into your job. I have seen you poring over your maps, studying the weather, reading the iWall, always looking for some hidden threat to Ubutu's safety."

Olsen unwrapped the package. Inside two cubes with the distinctive metallic rainbow of rare and precious metals rested in a velvet lining. Because these metals were scarce and vital to computer circuitry, they tended to double in price every ten years. The cubes were a gift and an investment. "I can't take this! It's too much."

"For your own safety, I suggest you accept my gift and stop arguing," Serena said, laughing. "Let me acknowledge your good work. Trust me, there will never be a shortage of people willing to point out your mistakes."

Today I will acknowledge someone else's good work.

Smart Bears, Angry Rats (c) 2014 by Ken Montrose