"Well Here I Go”
First let me say I
love you girls and how much I enjoy our times together, congratulations to us on starting our Fifth
year.
We had a wonderful evening as usual, great friends, great
book, great minds. The general consensus is that everyone seemed to enjoy the
book. And what never ceases to amaze me
is how we can discuss anything.
“The Invisible Thread”
“An old Chinese Proverb” An invisible thread connects those
who are destined to meet – regardless of time, place and circumstance. The thread may stretch or tangle but it will
never break. We discussed how this
proverb holds true in our own lives.
When asked “what would you do if you were Laura” some said
they would have helped, others felt that there are panhandlers out there that really don’t need the help.
Laura felt that somehow her mother was instrumental in
making her turn back to Maurice that day he asked for money on the street. At first she walked away but something in her
made her turn back. Her turning back to help this young man also helped
her. They were both missing something in
their lives. They developed a lifelong
relationship that not everyone has the privilege of experiencing.
We discussed how when Laura was growing up the times
dictated how woman would just put up with their lives because so many were
dependent on their spouse and would not make any waves. I think that is what made Laura a stronger
person. It took her awhile but she
finally did take up for herself against her husband Michael. She truly loved him but he did not love her
enough in return to give her the one thing she wanted most out of life and that
was to have her own family and to be a mother.
It is amazing how the things we take for granted were so
important to Maurice - simple things like having a brown bag lunch and a family
dinner at a large table with people who cared and loved each other.
I am tired of writing now. I hope this will do. Kathy do whatever to edit this.
“Whew I am done until next year."
Grace
