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OH, THE STORIES YOU’LL FIND
By Ronda Rich
A favorite book in my fam
ily, one we often buy for new
college graduates, is Dr. Suess’
Oh, The Places You’ll Go.
I
love it so
that I
have my
own copy
and pull
it out
from
time to
time, es
pecially
when I find myself in the “wait
ing place.” The beloved
children’s author wrote a book
aimed at adults and the road we
travel in this journey of life. It
is a wonderful creation of wis
dom and humor.
If I wrote a book on my jour
ney of life, I would call it, “Oh,
The Stories You ’ll FindAs a
storyteller, each mile of my
journey is filled with discover
ing gems of stories, for each
person I encounter has a story
and many of those stories sim
ply fascinate me.
Take, for instance, Hilde from
rural New York. I met her at a
national convention where I
keynoted and, later, she came
through my signing line. It was
funny because I was sharing a
booth with an insurance agent
from New York City, a pretty,
petite young lady, who had
commented on the dullness of
doing exhibits at conventions.
“The days are so long. I am
worn out when I leave a con
vention center at the end of each
day,” April said.
“But don’t you find people
interesting? Aren’t you com
pelled by the stories they tell?”I
asked.
She looked at me strangely as
though she did not comprehend
the question. I knew then that
she stuck to obligatory, perfunc
tory questions like “How are
you?” “Can I answer any ques
tions?”
I reached out and patted
April’s hand. “You just need to
take time to find their stories
and your days will just fly by.”
Then, as though I had snapped
my fingers and conjured her up,
Hilde appeared. She purchased
several books and as I signed
them, we launched into a con
versation. I believe it all began
when she commented on a book
I had written on flirting and said
something like, “I wonder if this
would work on my boyfriend.”
She paused. “But after 35 years,
I guess nothing will work.”
My ears perked up. I stopped
signing and looked up at the
blonde, robust, outdoorsy
woman with the fly away hair
and the large glasses perched on
her nose. She looked to be about
59 or 60. “Thirty five years?” I
asked. “What are you talking
about? Have you been dating
the same man for 35 years?”
A look of weary resignation
crossed her face and she sighed.
“Yes. The same man for 35
years.”
I was riveted. I couldn’t
imagine such. I date the same
man for more like 35 minutes.
I know what I want and if I
don’t see it quickly, I move on.
Fascinated, I began a barrage of
questions and she settled in to
tell the story to us.
In 35 years, they had broken
up only once. Back in 1981, she
had called it quits and stomped
off. They stayed broken up for
two months but he came whim
pering back and since then, they
fight occasionally but they
never retreat. Neither has ever
been married before.
"He has his house and farm
and I have my house. If I get
mad at him, I go home. It works
out good like this.”
"Will you ever get married?”
She pinched her lips together
tightly and shook her head.
“The only reason to get married
has passed.” She shrugged as if
the dream of having children
had disappeared into the night
and drifted off into the darkness,
lost forever.
The next day, I saw April
again and she was smiling
broadly. “You’re right about
people and their stories. Listen
to what one woman told me.”
She recited it with happy excite
ment.
Oh, the places you’ll go and
the stories you’ll hear. Tfyou just
take time to listen.
Ronda Rich is the best-sell
ing author of What Southern
Women Know About Faith. Visit
www. rondarich. com
Editor:
A recent letter advocated choosing a judge based on religious
beliefs.
I champion for judges who are able to put their religious be
liefs aside and rule based on law.
The separation of church and state serves to reduce government’s
influence over personal practices and to preserve harmony among
a diverse population.
The decisions the writer referenced in her letter were all based
on constitutional interpretation.
People who support marriage as a secular, legal practice, who
respect personal end-of-life decisions, and who promote toler
ance for all religions, are not "wicked.”
We are thoughtful people who wish for a civil and fair society.
Susan Kinney, Waynesboro
RED
From Page 4
people you will like this film.
One of the most profound statements I heard in the film was
from a fan of Richard Petty’s following the death of his grand
son.
Not an affectionate person like his son, Kyle, Richard told
about his difficulty getting over Adam’s death.
The fan wrote, “Never place a question mark where God has
put a period.”
Coming from a mother who knows the pain of losing a son, 15
years after his death, I found this statement comforting.
I hope sharing it with other readers, it may help you, too!
It is a really interesting documentary narrated by Kevin Costner,
one of my favorite actors.
Obituaries
Enoch Lee Dukes Jr.
Mr. Enoch Lee Dukes Jr., 57,
of Waynesboro, Ga., entered
into eternal rest on Friday, Oct.
15, 2010, at his residence.
Funeral services will be held
on Saturday, Oct. 23, at 1 a.m.
at Bryant Grove Baptist Church
with the Rev. Walter Dukes Sr.
officiating.
Interment will be in the
church cemetery.
He leaves to cherish his
memories his daughter,
La’Shondra Thomas and her
husband, Alphonso, of Jackson
ville, Fla.; two grandchildren,
Quadre and Markasia, both of
Jacksonville; a stepmother, Mrs.
Mattie Dukes of Hephzibah,
Ga.; three sisters, Gloriastine
(Timothy) Florence, Patricia
(Ellis) Dent, both of Hephzibah
and Shirley (Roy) Kerlegan of
Evans, Ga.; four brothers,
James ( Dallie) Dukes, Marion
(Callie) Dukes, both of
Waynesboro; the Rev. Walter
(Mary) Dukes Sr. of Atlanta,
Ga., and Edward (Sebrina)
Dukes of Hephzibah; a special
friend, Ms. Gwen Douse of
Waynesboro; and a host of
aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews,
relatives and friends.
The family will receive
friends at Phinazee and Son
Funeral Home, Waynesboro, on
Friday, Oct. 22, from 6-8 p.m.
Phinazee and
Son Funeral Home
706-554-5500
Grant Crawford Jr.
Grant Crawford Jr. of
Waynesboro, Ga„ son of Mrs.
Rhina Crawford and the late
Grant Crawford Sr., died Mon
day Oct. 18, at Burke Medical
Center in Wayensboro.
In Memory
Catherine S. Pate - Oct. 18, 2009
Honey,
I might can’t see you, touch you, hold
you, but I do each day and night... you are
still in my life, my heart and my soul.
I miss you and all of the little things that
you did... the ones most people over look
... the smile, the flash of your eyes - be it
for approval or disapproval... I know I
will see you again. I will be able to ask you
my favorite question, "Who loves ya
Woman?" I still hear that answer that was
my heart - YOU!
Until then, I love you,
Russell
ner
naerson
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