"From here to heaven is a straight line," he said, pulling out a pencil and drawing a line on the map.
I was just intrigued that he had a map showing right where heaven was.
"Now, I do say it's a straight line," he offered. "But you need to know there are obstacles in the way. And some people think they have to veer off the path to get around them. Now, that hain't following a straight line. Get around the law, get around the rules, get around doing what's right . . . No, that hain't walkin' a straight line. Those people is a-always trying to get around doin' the things that they should."
He looked me in the eye, his own eyes bearing down firmly. "It hain't so," the old man said. "In order to get to go through the obstacles, you gotta go straight through them."
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So true, truth is not always what we want to hear but it is still true
ReplyDeleteAye. Just seeing this. Hope your Saturday is off to a good start.
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