Have fun~Be safe.

Growing up I had a few things happen when I left the house. First, mom would say, "be safe." Dad would say, "have fun." To this day they both joke about the differences in their personalities. I think at times it would seem one is a redundant phrase. I don't see myself even as a child as conciously being "unsafe" unconciously that's differnt but I would never try to be dangerous. As the years pass I think one without the other would have rendered me weak if I'd obeyed to phrase to the letter. If I lived a life in search of safety I would never had a revolution in Romania. I would have played it safe and got a summer job. Safety would have become my fall back net where I cower. But had I lived a life in search of just fun I would have been equally as weak. I would bounce through my days trying to find ways to be happy. I would become so fickly at my decisions because each one would be based upon my personal gain of momentary joy rather than other people's lifetime gain of wisdom and knowledge and grace. So a public thank you to two wonderful parents. I vaguely remember it but it's worth trying to say again. If I had to pick my parents I'd pic you two. (I think that is some variation on what I said as a kid)

posted by shark_maul @ 4/05/2006 09:39:00 AM