Sunday, May 8, 2016

Maybe even a gadfly.

Oh, so many things I could do. To make me happy. Becoming a full-time gardener, for instance. Or a monk holed up in a monastery. Or an athlete playing baseball for a living. Of course, I lack the talents to achieve many dreams. But at least, I have the know-how and savvy to become a gardener. Which I pursue now. Part-time.  As far as athletic activity, I limit myself to walking. Ten miles a day. As for being a monk, I’d be kicked out of the monastery. For being a troublemaker. So I’ll merely continue being me. A romantic idealist. A spiritual free-thinker.  A political liberal. A lover. A dreamer. A writer. Maybe even a gadfly. --Jim Broede

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