I am enjoying
retirement so much that I have taken to heart a bit of advice from
the Talmud: "Live well. It is the best revenge."
Accordingly, I hereby forgive all the people who have “done me
wrong” over the past 80+ years. Although a few of these events were
done deliberately, most of them were so minor that the perpetrators
never knew they hurt me.
The following is a list
of a few that I remember. If I missed any, I intend for them to be on
the list:
The grade school kid
who won all my marbles in just five minutes.
The other grade school
kid who made me look ridiculous in a “friendly” rough-house on
the playground.
The classmate who won
the lead in the junior high play. I wanted that part because it
including holding hands with the female lead.
Another classmate who
beat the crap out of me in a boxing match in gym class.
The fellow soldier who
told everybody he thought I was queer. (Gay in today's parlance.)
The boss who fired me
on Friday afternoon, then hired me back on a lesser job the following
Monday.
The CPA who refused to
sign off on my application for certification, even though I had
single-handedly performed several audits for him.
I highly recommend
following the Talmud's advice. It feels great!
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“There Are Only Seven Jokes” and “The Spirit Runs Through It”
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