A quote

Why pay a dollar for a bookmark?
Why not use the dollar for a bookmark?

~Fred Stoller

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While reading quotes on books, this one made me smile.

A Tale of Earphones

Sometimes life can simply be funny. I mean, really funny. It's just those little moments which you can always remember and laugh over.

I had one of those occur a while back with my older brother. We were doing school in the morning, groggy-eyed and lethargic, when I discovered that my laptop's speakers weren't very loud and I needed earphones.
My older brother happened to be getting some for himself at the moment so he brought me a pair, as well. I looked up at his hand and noticed he was holding two different earphones, one being ipod earphones (the kind you stick directly in your ear) and the other those big ones which go around the top of your head and sit very nicely on your ears.

Personally, I don't like the ipod earphones because they hurt after a while, but I took them anyway because Nathan seemed to be dangling them right in front of my nose and, therefore, I supposed he must not like them either.

About an hour later I noticed Nathan wasn't using his earphones, as they were sitting right next to him rather then on his head, so I asked if I might exchange my pair with his, seeing that my ears were beginning to ache.

And Nathan, being the very obliging person he is, said yes.

"I actually prefer those ones," I admitted as I reached for them.
"You do? I thought you liked the little ones better,"

"No, but I thought you liked the big ones better,"

"Actually, I prefer the ipod ones. That's why I put them in your reach...I thought I was doing you a favor,"

"What? I thought I was doing you the favor by taking them!" I cried, laughing.

Is the secret to life communication?

Big Brothers

It was the day before the due date, and I was scrambling to finish my story which I was going to enter. After a major plot change, it had taken me several hours to finally have my story just the way I wanted it, yet this sudden upgrade had cost me peace of mind...

I was panicking as I got my story in the right format, paid the entry fee, and got all of my information together. It seemed like I would never make it and time was waxing thin. We had to leave soon!

...stress, stress, stress...

Although, looking back, I probably could have taken my time, at that moment, every second seemed precious, and the anxiety that I might type something incorrectly was driving me crazy: thus my bad mood.

I was barking at everyone. "Why isn't this working!!" I cried for the thousandth time. Nothing was going well. It seemed like I was pre-destined to fail.

"Oh! Why hadn't I entered my story earlier instead of waiting until the last minute!"

The story of my life.

Finally, after minutes of toil, it was over and we were driving off the Ohana group. I was still fuming, and out of anger, "I'd better win that thoudand bucks," I laughed, thinking of all the frustration I'd just gone through.

Nathan smiled, "I'll pray that you do, and that whatever happens it's----"
"It's in God's will," I interrupted as we both said it simultaneously. It seemed we had been

saying that a lot lately.
"Yeah," Nathan continued, "or if you don't win, hopefully someone will who really needs the money."

"Yeah," I sighed as my heart was slowly pierced with his words and my conscience.

Why couldn't I think like that? Why couldn't I be selfless, just for once in my life?

Thank you, Nathan, for teaching me lessons I could never teach myself.