For Valentine’s
Day Mrs. C gave me a coffee cup. The cup
had words which claimed “I wish I could turn back time.”
Mrs. C does
not like to use her words very often, so if she says it with a coffee cup that
I can read every morning, I will gladly take it.
I agreed
with her, I wish I could turn back time.
We met relatively late in life, and had both gone through relationships
that were lacking.
Sometimes
lacking in affection, sometimes lacking in sanity. It would have been nice if we had met before
those bad times.
Then again I
had to remind her that if we turned back time too far she would have been the
baby sitter.
I do have a
way of ruining the moment.
If we could
turn back time, we could eliminate many bad times. We would also not have the wonderful children
we both have today, and without the bad relationships, would we appreciate what
we currently have?
Maybe not.
Mrs. C has a
few quirks, I have more than a few.
Would these quirks have ruined a relationship if we could turn back
time, or can we easily look past them today because we know what REALLY BAD
quirks are like?
Turning back
time sounds great, but sometimes, past times are what prepares us for the truly
good times to come…that is, if you are lucky.
Now every
morning when I pour my coffee, I am reminded how lucky I am.
