Throughout life you’re faced with decisions every moment. Something inexplicably keeps all of our genes together, unknowingly bound to one another.
It’s not exactly “a code.”
Even greater still they work harmoniously together to make each one of us operating in normal “us” fashion. You’re quite the adventurer. You’ve been labeled by your teachers as energetic, curious, and strong-headed. Which means you’re kind of a shit sometimes and you don’t pay attention.
I mean, you’re two—as of yesterday, I might add, and I can’t believe it’s happened so fast—so we can’t expect you to sit quietly and study the archaic symbolism of “Are You My Mother?” (The snort is totally industrialized civilization, and how the capabilities, if harnessed, can bring about a bright future for the burgeoning generation; and a little bit of racial segmentation, to be fair) It’s also a cute book and we’ve read it many times.
I Mean, the Thumbnail Image for the Post is Two Rocks, Give Me A Break
The expression “stuck between a rock and hard place” perplexed me for most of my childhood. I didn’t get it. I mean, it’s a rock that’s obviously hard (unless sandstone, but I think that should be overlooked; it’s not really a rock, but “stone”-ish) and a hard place, and “place” was considerably vague, which is why it never made sense to me at the time. The most simple explanation is you are stuck between two hard things, one is an immovable object, and the other is seemingly just as stubborn. One must break, and it’s up to us to determine when and how we’re going to break the “hard place,” inevitably.
Those ringlets…
The decision will take courage*. Any man can make a decision to better himself, but a good man will make a decision that not only betters himself, but provides betterment of those around him; true courage takes restraint and intention and thoughtfulness. But you also cannot sacrifice yourself in the process. We do, after all, only have a short amount of time to get it right. And we should try to get it right as quickly as possible.
Mind you, I am writing to you in the mindset of “do as I say, not as I do.” I have yet to master the “hard places.” (dick jokes are being overlooked, but not entirely) I have some very difficult decisions ahead of me, kiddo. Decisions which will define the rest of my life, which also means yours, no doubt. But I cannot remain trapped between a rock and a hard place.