Toni Morrison’s ‘A Bench by the Road’ — Sullivan’s Island (SC) July 2012 (Photo credit: Ron Cogswell)
“It is sheer good fortune to miss somebody long before they leave you.” — Toni Morrison
English: Toni Morrison speaking at “A Tribute to Chinua Achebe – 50 Years Anniversary of ‘Things Fall Apart'”. The Town Hall, New York City, February 26th 2008 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
(Good fortune? Don’t most of us realize that we’re going to miss someone before they’re actually gone? Usually it’s a matter of liking/loving them, and/or respecting them. You’re not likely to miss someone you don’t like or respect. But, often times you just don’t realize what you had until it’s gone. That secure feeling of belonging diminishes when you lose a parent, or other close elder relative. You’ve lost a source of history and wisdom . . . and just belonging. As social creatures, we have a need to feel that we belong. Realize, and appreciate, what you belong to, friends. Be well and do good.) — YUR
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Thanks for the link back! Think your post needs to be re-dated for 2014.
Thank you, Woman, Writer, Wife, Mother, Gift Harnesser, Love Cultivator, Activist! I will make that correction forthwith! (I must be getting old.) — YUR 🙂