had a great breakfast with family
who returned a file of family history papers
that had traveled on a journey with them
across the seas
i was happy to see them again
had the papers in my hand for all of 1 minute
as i set them down next to me
for safekeeping
they fell into a hidden crack
just kept going deeper into the abyss
until they were gone
a very kind manager
without judgement
without questions
with a good sense of humor
offered to assist
by moving chairs
pulling the whole table out
taking the booth apart
and retrieving the precious files
intact and none the worse for wear
the family journey continues
“cracks especially. you have to be careful of the cracks.
sometimes they are disguised as something else.
a doorway, or a smile or even a winking eye.
and if you fall through them, you never know were you will end up.”
Think of all of the things fallen into cracks and not retrieved. What a fortune of stories there must be in the cracks!
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so true!
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Oh my–glad you got them back!
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me too, thanks!
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it is nice to have them back. what stories those cracks could tell if they could only speak.
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oh,can you even imagine? ~!
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It would be cool to know what they have to say. ❤
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I know-
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Those papiers have had quite an adventure 😊
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they certainly have!
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Thank goodness for the kindness of people!
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absolutely makes all the difference –
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Whew! What a adventure. Thank goodness the papers were retrieved.
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yes, it was quite lucky –
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I’m so glad it wasn’t a true abyss, Beth!
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me too, mark –
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Sometimes I think they set the tables up like that on purpose.
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ah, that could be –
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LOL. Will you ever go back to that restaurant or hide? What a great manager!
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no, Iove them more than ever now – lost my pride for a minute but not my papers )
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What a journey those papers have been on. 🙂 So glad you got them back to continue the adventure!
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thanks – onward!
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Oh no!! Glad it was recovered
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I was so glad, too! )
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I’m glad your post had a happy ending, Beth. I also liked the quote about cracks, and would add wise cracks, cracks in time, and earthquake cracks, to the list.
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oh, yes – all important cracks –
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The quote is perfect for the moment that you captured so beautifully.
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Thank you so much,Mimi –
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He was clearly a genuinely kind man and sometimes these adventures are worth it just to see such a person in action. Hope the papers are full of engrossing information !
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that he was, peter and your are right on all counts )
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Phew!!
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yep!)
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