Pizza Night!

 Wisdom: “The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.” “The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing”

“Count your age by friends, not years. Count your life by smiles, not tears.” “Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.” 

“The Grass is greener on the other side” These are a couple of 6’s favorites, may not have the words exactly correct, but they are close enough!

 

Friday nighters, cover several of 6’s favorite words of wisdom, but using 6’s superior inelegance, the “grass is greener” might be the best fit, but then again most of you might be thinking “The Fool…..” might be a little more fitting for the person with superior intellect “two sides to every coin”!

Friday afternoon has arrived! On 6’s journey to the beach, he observed a couple things, first: how the local landscapes had finished all of their drudgery, making Paradise perfect for all of the Kiawahians (new word) Saturday’s arrivals. Second: trudging thru the parking lot 6, Cannot help but notice a few individuals not packing, but unpacking their vehicles! As 6 makes his final pass down the boardwalk, and passes thru the tree line, there is something unquestionably different than on the previous days. People are now all nestled all comfy cozy in their beach chairs under their preferred form of sun cover, doing absolutely nothing but sitting blindly gazing at the ocean. Oh well! what could 6 do other than to join them! As 6 sits there not taking advantage of the final few hours in paradise, his intellect quickly looks forward the grind that waits him in the next few days. His focus is not on all the enjoyable times he just had with family and friends (all of those people 6 get accused of meeting on the beach), but on all the upcoming trips to the dumpster, packing, loading, driving, Flying, unpacking, and back to work! To make matters even worse, as the afternoon drags on we happen to notice something very different. Walking down the beach, comes a couple with two little children. The transformation is indescribable!  They are smiling, what is that all about? They are dressed as if they are on their way to the ocean course, to join all of the other “want to be’s”. The kids have so much energy, that they would put the energizer bunny to shame, they are in and out of the water as if they just discovered the ocean for the first time. The family in their Sunday best are busy quenching their thrust both have a nicely chilled glass of Rose wine, not caring that they had to pass at least one sign that told them no GLASS on the beach. As defined, a Friday Nighter is fresh, happy and has no cares in the world, but most of all is not ashamed to flaunt their happiness in front of the “old Timers”. As they pass it is time to get back to all of the “old timers”, Drained, sun scorched, wind tattered, aching, grimy after being covered with endless days of sun screen sand and sweat. As defined, a “Old Timers”  are withered, distressed and are carrying the weight of their world on their shoulders, but most of all is not ashamed to flaunt their distraught in front of the “Friday Nighters”.

Tonight  6 had his glass of Rex in one hand, a pizza in the other, but needed third hand to open the door, since 6 only has two hands he had a choice, put the Rex down, or the pizza. As you may guess the pizza went on the server, but just as he put it down, a picture of 622 can on the video frame. As it would happen, it was a picture of her on a Saturday evening, last summer for her first touch of the ocean. She was a perfect “Friday nighter” smiling from ear to ear, happy without a care in the world. But how can that be, it was Saturday night! So is there such thing as a “Saturday nighter”. 6 says no to that… for the next picture was 622 the following Friday night, it was the same, smiling and happy what gives…  although you have hidden these things
from the wise and the learned you have revealed them to little ones. In other words, we all think we are wise, which leads to worry, and not accepting the little thing, as children do. We all can learn.

 

Words of wisdom: It is essential, to consider tomorrow, but why bother if one doesn’t appreciate today.