Thursday
January 8, 2015

Learning

Kim held up a hand. 

“I’m not sure what I’m looking at,” I said, puzzled.

“It’s a callous.  Probably my first.  I helped my stepmother plant flowers this weekend.”

“You’ve never had a callous before?” Tony asked.  “How is that possible?”

“I was a spoiled kid who never did any manual labor.  I loved it.  I loved the dirt, I loved the sunshine. I loved the flowers.  I loved the work.  I wouldn’t want a job digging ditches or pouring concrete, but I liked working with my hands.”
“I still can’t believe you never had a callous before,” Tony said. 

“And that’s the point,” Kim answered, “At my age I’m learning I like getting a callous or two.  I’m grateful I get a lifetime to learn, to find new things to like.”

Today I will be grateful learning can be a lifelong adventure.

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