Once in the parking lot he peered down at his son’s little round face, into eyes that silently asked the world questions it couldn’t answer.
“Then what can I control, Dad?” His tone was pure and curious, without a hint of the whine in it so recently in the candy aisle.
“You can sometimes control where you walk. But you can’t walk through walls. You can control what you say, but we all blurt things out accidentally. The only thing you, and only you, have total control over in this life, is your attitude.”
The air tasted cool and sweet.
Thursday, July 16, 2009
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I like it overall (it's very true!) but the 2nd to last sentence sounds a bit to trite for me.
ReplyDeleteindeed. suggestion?
ReplyDeleteSuggestion: get rid of the redundant "and only you". But this is brilliant.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Chris, and also perhaps find another word or phrase to communicate "attitude."
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