Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Transitions

Time changes everything except something within us which is always surprised by change,

Thomas Hardy
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With apologies to Ecclesiastes:

There is a time to think and a time stop thinking.
There is a time to pick up and a time to scatter.
There is a time to remember and a time to forget.
There is a time to wonder and a time to decide.
There is a time to get dressed and a time to get undressed.
There is a time to consider our responsibilities and a time to be irresponsible.
There is a time to wash the dishes and a time to leave them in the sink.
There is a time to hope and a time to feel hopeless.
There is a time to cut the hair and a time to let it grow.
There is a time to give up and a time to try again.
There is a time to diet and a time to eat that piece of cake.
There is a time to spend money and a time to save it.
There is a time to bow your head and a time to lift it up.
There is a time to laugh and a time to weep.
There is a time to do the laundry and a time to leave it where it is.
There is a time to ponder immortality and a time to take a nap.
There is a time to pray and a time to curse.
There is a time to walk and a time to sit still.
There is a time to know yourself and a time to be confused.
There is a time to frolic and a time to meditate.
There is a time to resist and a time to relent.
There is a time to learn and a time to unlearn.
There is a time to work and a time to rest.
There is a time to turn on the light and a time to turn it off.
There is a time to speak and a time to keep your mouth shut.
There is a time to tend your garden and a time to let nature do it.
There is a time to play your flute and a time to leave in it its case.
There is a time to plan your future and a time to live for the moment.
There is a time to see clearly and a time to be bewildered.
There is a time to sleep and a time to stay awake.
There is a time to go out and a time to stay at home.
There is a time to write and a time to stop writing.


The Vagabond
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SPRING QUESTION
(This is not a contest.)

In your opinion what is the most amazing thing that could happen during this decade? Make it as outrageous as you want but keep it within the realm of what you consider a possibility.

Only 5 responses so far.

Answers will be published the first day of Summer.

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DB - The Vagabond
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3 comments:

pacifica62 said...

You have pretty much covered it all DB. I probably go through many of these all in the day and take different sides each time. Depends on what I feel like at the moment. The more things change, the more they stay the same. A time for this or a time for that ---- I expect the wisdom comes in knowing the difference.

Valerie said...

I noticed your quiet. I hope you are well the past couple of days. I guess it is "time" to be quiet =). Sending love to my friend DB... Val xox

Liz said...

There is a time to say please and a time to say thank you.
Something that we seem to have failed to teach our children.
I hope that this failure of ours will not impede their progress through time and their ability to meet the surprises change has in store.