What The Wild Waves Said
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poliphilo I went for a walk. I asked the sea what I should be doing.
"Put the anger aside, "it said. "Put aside the guilt."
"OK, I said, after watching the waves for a while, "And the conclusion I've come to when my mind is as clear as it can be is that I've done this job long enough. Ailz and I may not have many more years of active life- and there are other things we'd like to be getting on with."
"Fine," said the sea."An excellent choice if I may say so."
I waited for the guilt and anger to kick back in- and they didn't.
My sister is researching nursing homes even as I write.
"Put the anger aside, "it said. "Put aside the guilt."
"OK, I said, after watching the waves for a while, "And the conclusion I've come to when my mind is as clear as it can be is that I've done this job long enough. Ailz and I may not have many more years of active life- and there are other things we'd like to be getting on with."
"Fine," said the sea."An excellent choice if I may say so."
I waited for the guilt and anger to kick back in- and they didn't.
My sister is researching nursing homes even as I write.
