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«Look buddy,» she said, «life is short

but apparently not short enough

for us to quit complaining about how

short life is and do something to

be remembered for.»

At the time I didn’t grasp the

depth of her words

I was more focused on playing with her

daughter outside in

the yard

as we were both kids

Besides

she didn’t even address the words to

me but to the husband that

she called good for nothing on a daily

basis

For some reason I never

forgot the words

And I never forgot her husband’s face

as he heard them

I think the poor guy was trying to

become something, taking on

some big project of some kind

and his wife wasn’t sharing his vision

But she was a simple woman. She was happy

as long as he paid for

her cigarettes and

for their daughter’s expenses

I remembered her words now because

I suddenly find myself

the same age as her husband back then

I don’t have a wife and a kid

but I do believe we’ve

something in common still