We were doing a deep scrub of the kitchen and dining room when I took a soapy cloth to a couple of candle sticks that had been sitting on our sideboard for literally years. The silver plate polished nicely, yielding to my elbow grease. We should use these more, I thought as I replaced them, thinking then of Eleanor Roosevelt's words, It's better to light a candle than curse the darkness.
And isn't that what many of us have been doing? Long walks, a sparkling clean house, and apple pie-- that's what the eighth day of this crisis brought us. And who knows what tomorrow will be like, but tonight? There will be candlelight.
And isn't that what many of us have been doing? Long walks, a sparkling clean house, and apple pie-- that's what the eighth day of this crisis brought us. And who knows what tomorrow will be like, but tonight? There will be candlelight.
Words of wisdom indeed.
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ReplyDeleteAt first I said "Simple, but poignant." Then I looked up the word poignant, just to be sure, and realized that was the wrong word.
ReplyDeleteTake 3: simple, yet powerful!
(Take 2, actually.)
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea! Tomorrow we shall dine with candlelight.
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