I picked a powerful quote to end the week with…
I’m not sure I have the chalk to tackle the meaning behind the words.
I think the important word to pick at in this sentence is “window.”
Window represents something that is either causing harm or brings grief into the situation. You can spray Windex on that pane every day, but it still shows streaks. It isn’t the sponge or the squeegee. You can spend thousands of dollars on window treatments, but when you look closely, the view is still detrimental.
Let’s take all the metaphors out of the picture.
I’m partial to an east view because I’m a sunrise guy. Second would be a view looking south. I live in Chicagoland and during most of the year, the sun shines from a southern exposure.
West is good if you like sunsets and the end of a long day. I’m not to fond of a northern view unless it’s looking out at a forest full of tall trees and a creek that babbles all day long.
When I was a boy, we had a neighbor that lived north of us. She never closed her curtains when she got ready for bed. I was seven years old and every night around nine-thirty, I was getting an education on how to unlatch a bra. One time my dad caught me. He gave me some good advice. Turn the light off so Mrs. Robustelli can’t see you watching her put on her nightgown.
I had a friend in Louisiana that brought me over to meet her Grandparents. Her grampa had a chair facing a window that looked north. He was sitting in his chair throughout my visit. I was told he spends hours each day making sure the Union Army and Major General Benjamin Butler aren’t invading his home.
When he realized I was a Yankee, he thought I was a scout. I mumbled my last name because I figured he was a well read historian of the War of Northern Aggression.
General George Foster Shepley was the military governor of Louisiana after the Union took it back in the 1860’s.
Back to cleaning the windows….
I might live East of Mannheim Road, but unfortunately my view of Indian Head Park is still in the background.
I’m not the only one with a crack in the glass.
I have a dear friend who looks out a window and sees a beautiful view. Unfortunately, that friend is the only one that doesn’t see the garbage dumpster, smokestacks and power lines.
At least I have a river nearby and I can hear lions roaring when I open my window in the morning.
Close the window and shut the blinds if that is what it takes. Life is getting shorter every day and time is running out.
Look out your window and watch the sunrise on a new day. A day that brings happiness and tranquility.
Good luck…..
I’ve always paid more for eggs because I like a golden orange yolk. I don’t like bleached eggs with yellow yolks. However, when it comes to Easter eggs, the white eggs are the best for the Easter bunny.
I read an article last night about replacing eggs with potatoes due to the higher prices this year. I concluded that it was high maintenance and not worth the grief and aggravation.
Stick with the eggs and pay up. Jesus only dies once a year and he loves how everyone eats colorful eggs, chocolate bunnies and jellybeans to celebrate his resurrection.
I chalked a smile on a bright sun this morning. Go out and take that short shadow for a spin.
Go find astonishment and wait to wash the windows for a cloudy day.
