"There is one thing I don't get," I said.
"What's that?"
"How come if your favorite color is blue, you painted your house so pink?"
She laughed. "That was May's doing. She was with me that day I went to the paint store to pick out the color. I had a nice tan color in mind, but May latched on to this sample called Caribbean Pink. She said it made her feel like dancing a Spanish flamenco..."
"All this time I just figured you liked pink," I said.
She laughed again. "You know, some things don't matter that much, Lily. Like the color of a house. How big is that in the overall scheme of life? But lifting a person's heart- now, that matters. The whole problem with people is-"
"They don't know what matters and what doesn't," I said, filling in her sentence and feeling proud of myself for doing so.
"I was gonna say, The problem is they know what matters, but they don't choose it. You know how hard that is Lily? I love May, but it was still so hard to choose Caribbean Pink. The hardest thing on earth is choosing what matters."
- Sue Monk Kidd, "The Secret Life of Bees"
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That's exactly what I needed to read today. I totally needed that exact message. Thanks buddy girl. ~Thuy
=D
I have so many books I'm interested in reading but then never get to it. This will be on that list though. lol
That's always the biggest decision obstacle - choosing for the greater good over our personal desires and self interest. The world would be an entirely different place if most people followed this policy.
Book sounds like a very good read.
@SoullFire -
you always have the most thoughtful responses =D.
@juslitome -
Gracias. =)
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