"If I choose abstraction over reality, it is because I consider it the lesser chaos."
"It is the fancy of every mortal that being cradled in the arms of mortality is a safe place for the time being."
The fourth I present here a bit revised:
"Among those born into chaos, some will imagine an order and become scientists; a few will recognize the chaos and become abstract artists; most others will turn to faith for understanding; and the rest will become lost souls."
And, to relieve the gloom, a few thoughts on the wry side:
"A relative is someone in whose presence there's a subject you don't dare bring up."
"Family: a group of people bound together by the same blood and the same ongoing argument."
"If minutes were kept of a family gathering, they would show that "Members not Present" and "Subjects Discussed" were one and the same."
"A family dinner is a gathering of strangers who always sit in the same place."
"There is a bond forged between people who have hid under the same bed from the same parents."
~ Robert Brault
4 comments:
While the first 4 are more contemplative, I wouldn't consider them grim exactly...well, maybe the fourth one.
The other 5 make me wonder if you've been spying on me. They describe the family of my childhood to a tee, from the ongoing argument between two of my brothers, to the forbidden topics of conversation, to the hiding under the bed! I'm guessing you've got some stories to tell!
'If minutes were kept' is so true. I love it!
Incidentally Robert, there was a post of yours showing on my blog 'Thoughts on a lighter side' but not coming up on yours for me to read.
Liz,
Yes, I've been spying on you. These all have to do with your family, not mine. I didn't even have a bed -- used to hide under the carpet.
Ken,
Thank you, sir. I deleted the "lighter side" post. Unfortunately, you can't really delete anything on Google. The whole post stays in people's readers and the titles don't go away.
smiles,
rb
point taken.
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