Ice Cream Sings!

[Warmsoul/Jeanie13]

Ice Cream Sings!

One day I had lunch with some friends. Jim, a short, balding golfer type about 80 years old, came along with them---all in all, a pleasant bunch.

When the menus were presented, we ordered salads, sandwiches, and soups, except for Jim who said, "Ice Cream, please. Two scoops, chocolate.

I wasn't sure my ears heard right, and the others were aghast. "Along with heated apple pie," Jim added, completely unabashed.

We tried to act quite nonchalant, as if people did this all the time.. But when our orders were brought out, I didn't enjoy mine.

I couldn't take my eyes off Jim as his pie a-la-mode went down. The other guys couldn't believe it. They ate their lunches silently and grinned.

The next time I went out to eat, I called and invited Jim. I lunched on white meat tuna. He ordered a parfait. I smiled. He asked if he amused me I answered, "Yes, you do, but also you confuse me.

How come you order rich desserts, while I feel I must be sensible? He laughed and said "I'm tasting all that is Possible.

I try to eat the food I need, and do the things I should. But life's so short, my friend, I hate missing out on something good.

This year I realized how old I was. (He grinned) I haven't been this old before."

"So, before I die, I've got to try those things that for years I had ignored. I haven't smelled all the flowers yet. There are too many trout streams I haven't fished. There's more fudge sundaes to wolf down and kites to be flown overhead.

There are too many golf courses I haven't played. I've not laughed at all the jokes. I've missed a lot of sporting events and potato chips and cokes.

I want to wade again in water and feel ocean spray on my face. I want to sit in a country church once more and thank God for His grace.

I want peanut butter every day spread on my morning toast. I want un-timed long distance calls to the folks I love the most.

I haven't cried at all the movies yet, or walked in the morning rain. I need to feel wind on my face. I want to be in love again.

So, if I choose to have dessert, instead of having dinner, then should I die before night fall, I'd say I died a winner, because I missed out on nothing. I filled my heart's desire. I had that final chocolate mousse before my life expired.."

With that, I called the waitress over.. "I've changed my mind, " I said. "I want what he is having, only add some more whipped cream!"


Be happy.
Warmie

[TackingIntoTheWind]

For some reason this reminds me of something I read in book by a Russian dissident poet called Irina Ratushinskaya. She was visiting a fellow dissident, who had been arresting by the then-Soviet authorities several times previously, and therefore might well be re-arrested at any moment.
While she was in his home, his 'phone rang. He picked it up and greeted the caller by saying:
" Hello, my friend. "
After the call was over she asked him, how had he known that the call was from a friend of his? The call could have been from anyone, a total stranger, or even from the Soviet authorities perhaps.
He told her that he had had no idea who was calling, but given that he could be re-arrested at any time he answered all his calls by saying: " Hello, my friend. " This was because as he wasn't sure how long he would remain at liberty, if a call was from a friend of his, then he wanted to give that friend a friendly greeting, while he had the chance to speak to them. And, if the call was from a total stranger, what was the harm of greeting them as a friend?
Or as the Doctor said in a recent episode: " Life is a pile of good and bad things. The good things don't always soften the bad. But, the bad things don't make the good things trivial or unimportant. "
It may be a cliche, but I am more and more convinced that it IS important to take the time to " smell the roses ", even if you do have to " smell the roses " in the falling rain sometimes...

[Obayan]

Thank you warmie! You never fail to bring a warm fuzzy feeling in my heart or a smile to my face.

[Warmsoul/Jeanie13]

((((((((((((((( Obayan ))))))))))))))))))

As you do me and all the others. YW hon

Warmie