Some unexpected good.

We had finished grocery shopping. When I remembered that we had forgotten to get salami. And I wanted salami. So I suggested to my true love that we stop at a second grocery. To get the salami, and maybe a little bit more of my favorite goodies. But no, she said, she wanted to go home. She was tired. But being me, I prevailed. And lo and behold, who did we meet there? My true love’s brother and sister-in-law. And we had a pleasant conversation. One we wouldn’t have had if I hadn’t gotten my way. ‘See,’ I told my true love, ‘It’s really wise to follow my lead and direction. Some unexpected good always comes of it.’ –Jim Broede