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Have
you heard the expression 'the grass is greener on the other side of the fence?' Well.....
it's true. I know because once I climbed up and peeked over, and it was greener.It was
beautiful.
When I climbed up to the top of the fence, I sat there watching the people on the other
side. They had such a contented look on their faces. Complacent almost... as if life was
supposed to be that way.
As I climbed back down, I noticed that the people on my side of the fence wore a different
look. One that I understand, a look I have acquired myself. On my side of the fence I feel
at home.
It's not perfect here, the grass is sparse and there are rocks that pop up out of nowhere.
But.... we all understand each other, on my side of the fence. We didn't choose to be on
this side, but we know that even thought life here is hard. . . we will survive.
We know that sometimes we may peek over the fence and wish we were on the that greener
plusher side. But then, we feel a small hand tugging at our heels. . and we return. When
we hear the laughter from the other side of the fence it sounds so beautiful. Then we
remember that joy and sorrow walk hand in hand. We cannot truly appreciate one
without the other.
Sometimes when it's dark and I feel the pain of living on this side of the fence. I stop
and realize that in the dark there is no difference. We all look to the light . . . no
matter which side we are on.
Yes the grass may be greener on the other side but there are joys on my side of the
fence. and I want to be able to enjoy them. . . without having to stop to mow the lawn.
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