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Well old friend’ said Mark as they sat round the bistro table, ‘Us thirty years on.
Us at seventeen, so certain of our paths in life ‘ said Kasper.
‘I couldn’t foresee what a road crash my life would be. Marriage to Rachel a good Jewish girl, kids, being a human rights lawyer’.
‘How did it work out ?’ asked Mark.
‘Rachel and I were like oil and water, my parents chose RacheI, I believed
their choice was mine. So we parted. My crusade for rights became slowly
calcified til it felt pointless. That’s me.’
June 7, 2021 at 7:38 pm
If only we could see the problems ahead before taking decisions
June 8, 2021 at 5:08 pm
Thanks Michael, you make an important point.
June 7, 2021 at 1:48 am
Once a person makes that realization it becomes an opportunity. Yet if he gives Rachel the boot, then he has to contend with his controlling parents. Maybe it’s time! Good, complex story, Francine.
June 7, 2021 at 5:30 pm
I appreciate your comment Jade. Glad you liked the story.
June 7, 2021 at 5:40 pm
My pleasure, WWM.
June 5, 2021 at 12:08 pm
Dear Francine,
Now there’s a middle age crisis. Sad story indeed. Well done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
June 7, 2021 at 7:22 pm
Thanks for your comment Rochelle, yes it is sad..
June 4, 2021 at 9:37 pm
It’s time for him to turn his life around. Unless he choses to remain stuck. Very interesting story.
June 7, 2021 at 7:32 pm
Thank you, I appreciate your comment, think you’ve put your finger on the man’s choices. Glad you liked the story.
June 4, 2021 at 3:58 pm
methinks, nothing lasts forever. everything has an expiration date.
June 7, 2021 at 7:38 pm
Thanks for your reflection, you make a good point.
June 4, 2021 at 1:56 pm
Oh dear – not a happy ending.
June 7, 2021 at 7:42 pm
Thanks for your comment, sad indeed.
June 4, 2021 at 1:53 pm
A sad decline.
June 7, 2021 at 7:48 pm
Thanks for your comment Ali. I was thinking about that point in life when you have a big choice to make if you’re minded to, or not.
June 4, 2021 at 1:40 pm
The story of a life. A man who’s perhaps been too much of a people pleaser and found himself middle-aged and without having followed his own dreams. A big story, Francine!
June 7, 2021 at 7:53 pm
Thanks Penny, I appreciate your comment. You are right, its a big theme isn’t it – choices to make in middle age.
June 3, 2021 at 9:07 pm
I think Rachel is perhaps the more sympathetic of the pair, even though we don’t see her
June 7, 2021 at 7:59 pm
Thanks Neil, an interesting comment to reflect on.