And there it is, the strange comment…

A putdown that I take as a compliment

I was texting in a group and made a related but silly comment, and one responded, and ‘There it is, the strange comment’. To which, the other person, who can only pile on, responded, ‘Yep’. To which I responded, Yep, that is why I exist.

There it is, my life summarized in a phrase.

I can remember years ago, coming across a verse in the Bible speaking of a man with uncommon wisdom. I thought, God, that is what I want in my life. I would not dare to claim to have reached that.