Thanksgiving is out of the way and now we're stepping toward Christmas. There's a short story called "The Golden Thread" about a young boy who encounters a witch in the forest one day. As he laments not being allowed to anything and wishing he was older she hands him an egg-shaped ball with a golden thread sticking out the bottom. She tells the boy that the thread is his life. If he wants things to pass quickly by all he needs to do is give the thread a tug and he will find himself down the timeline of his life. Well, predictably enough, the young boy uses the thread to speed past the unpleasant and boring parts of his life. "I wish I were out of school," "I wish it was the weekend....." So on and on! He quickly finds himself at the end of his life realizing that he hadn't really experienced anything. One's life is the sum total of all experiences....good, bad, boring, exciting.
I find myself in the boy's situation. Seth and Eli will depart Iraq on Christmas Day heading home for leave! It's hard not to wish the next five weeks over as quickly as possible and the next 6 months finished! I'm continuing the process of being molded into a more patient, positive individual. I just wish I could hurry up and get there!
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