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Hi everyone. No, I didn't really buy a car today, but I think how we treat cars may say something about our relationships.
In fact, I'm considering a project with the working title "Parables for Relating". Would you be willing to comment? Read the parable here, and comment on its usefulness and insights for relating. Thanks. Bill Bought a Car Today Bought a new car today Sleek, trendy, a real head-turner My friend expressed his envy I rev the engine Makes me alive. Took the car for a spin today Muscled past slower models on the road Damn I look good behind the wheel Cruising and smiling People pausing to look The check engine light came on today Ruined my commute A guy in my building said it’s nothing, and I’m prone to agree The red signal went off later Guess I’m in the clear. Heard a rattle under the hood today Nothing the stereo couldn’t drown out Nor strangers hear as I pass The paint job still glimmers The whitewalls shine Took the car to the shop today Mechanic said low on oil I told him the car was new Still needs attention he said Got the oil changed Running better now This best not be a pattern The check fluids indicator lit up today Doesn’t this car know I have a life? Hate taking it to the shop And that rattle’s back. Bought a new car today Bright cherry red. Questions: What meaning(s) do you take from the parable? How readily did you connect with the parable? Do you think this form of writing has merit for learning about relationships? You can note in "comments." Thanks.
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9/27/2019 11:38:44 pm
I don't understand anymore where these thoughts are leading but maybe I am just tired. Maybe I have been wanting to be somewhere for so long that I forgot already how to live comfortably even in the absence of that trip. You see when I usually visit a place, I don't really stay there. I just spend a day, sometimes a night, then I leave. I go back to what I technically consider home for the moment. Even so, in my thirty six years here on Earth, I still haven't found a place I can call home. I guess maybe there are instances where home is a person and not a place.
Timothy
5/20/2021 04:56:10 am
I think it has to deal with taking care of yourself, and not letting things slide as we are so wont to do. Ever since I have become a heart patient, my senses are on alert. Lightheadedness this week had me in ER and the checked me for stroke. Nothing. Visit primary today. That symptom may be gone, but it would be Covid. Leave a Reply. |
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I am a believer by faith, a professor by vocation, a husband by choice, a father by blessing, and a friend by hanging out. Along the way I have learned about close relating through my experiences, biblical models, and social science research. Hopefully my ideas and encouragement show up here in ways meaningful to you. Archives
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