in my humble opinion

it's funny how sometimes you can stumble upon great truths just by paying attention to someone. by giving someone a chance. by having faith in someone. and it doesn't really matter who that person is. or how old that person is. or why that person decided to pass along that tiny little nugget of wisdom in the first place. because if it works, if it makes things a little bit better, even if only for a little while, then so be it.

and so i decided to take that person's advice tonight. to see where it would lead me. to see where it would end up. and with g-d as my witness, the results were actually positive for a change. and for the first time in a long time, i felt good about myself. and my relationship with my kid. and i could tell that the feelings were mutual. and that made me feel even better. about myself. and about us.

and so it made me wonder how many other tiny little nuggets of wisdom were still waiting out there to be discovered. if only i could look beyond my stubbornness. and my conceit. and my pride. if only i could admit that i don't really know very much, i could probably know so much more.

and now that i sense i'm just a little bit closer to the truth, i must say that i feel this enormous sense of relief. because i realize that even at my somewhat advanced age, i still have plenty to learn. and in a way, that realization is extremely comforting to me. because it means that i don't have to pretend that i have all the answers anymore. because i don't.

and to think that all of this emanated from just a few random words staring at me on a computer screen.

"the secret to everything is so simple..." - taxi (1978)

maybe the third time i've posted this song to my blog... and still with no regrets