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Nelladell 路 80-89, F
In a place we had just moved to our dog killed a neighbor's chicken. The neighbor apologized to us for not having a better fence. She was a joy to be around. Never found fault with anyone. My kids adored her. In her eyes, nobody could do any wrong.
Always truly cheerful. We did things together for about five years, until wa moved away.
About the time we left she fell in with a group which seemed similar to my own group except that the folks in it seemed not to be very understanding of others. The group was very important in her life.
She visited us about 10 years after We had moved away, and she was kind enough to opine that I had advanced in that time, but I had to be still, because the change in her was not positive. Her thinking had changed in a sad way.
It happened that, about 20 years later, we moved back to her area. She gave us a royal welcome but things were so different. She criticized folks willy-nilly. She baby-sat her 6-year-old granddaughter who was overweight and she constantly belittled the child. The change in her seemed actually unbelievable. She had changed from a joyous person to a very unhappy one.
That's an example of changes we saw over the years.
What we learned is something we keep hearing -- that we become like the company we keep. And it's not just the people we keep company with. It is, even more so, our thoughts we have for company. But then, our thoughts are molded by our company -- by people, reading material, news, internet, even the pictures on our walls.
That's the thing life taught us about changing outlook as we age.
Always truly cheerful. We did things together for about five years, until wa moved away.
About the time we left she fell in with a group which seemed similar to my own group except that the folks in it seemed not to be very understanding of others. The group was very important in her life.
She visited us about 10 years after We had moved away, and she was kind enough to opine that I had advanced in that time, but I had to be still, because the change in her was not positive. Her thinking had changed in a sad way.
It happened that, about 20 years later, we moved back to her area. She gave us a royal welcome but things were so different. She criticized folks willy-nilly. She baby-sat her 6-year-old granddaughter who was overweight and she constantly belittled the child. The change in her seemed actually unbelievable. She had changed from a joyous person to a very unhappy one.
That's an example of changes we saw over the years.
What we learned is something we keep hearing -- that we become like the company we keep. And it's not just the people we keep company with. It is, even more so, our thoughts we have for company. But then, our thoughts are molded by our company -- by people, reading material, news, internet, even the pictures on our walls.
That's the thing life taught us about changing outlook as we age.
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@Nelladell The more solitary I became, the more positive I became. It is only around other people that any anger surfaces because I can see what they're up to, and I don't like it. They were happy to let BIL prick talk everyoen down given half a shot so when I made it clear that if he was there at my brother's around Christmas that I would not take it this time.
They didn't take me with them. They'd have rather taken it up the ass from that guy than let someone give it back to him. I hope I meet him when it's just me and him. I imagine he'll look like a child getting told off if I get to say my piece to him. And if he doesn't shut up, I will speak over him until he shuts up. I've done it before with others.
He's older than me by the way. But spoilt shit is spoilt shit, and needs kept in check.
They didn't take me with them. They'd have rather taken it up the ass from that guy than let someone give it back to him. I hope I meet him when it's just me and him. I imagine he'll look like a child getting told off if I get to say my piece to him. And if he doesn't shut up, I will speak over him until he shuts up. I've done it before with others.
He's older than me by the way. But spoilt shit is spoilt shit, and needs kept in check.
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@Nelladell thank you for that