The Point

For as long as I can remember the old
man carried a picture of Sophia Loren in
his wallet. At the conclusion of our weekly 
visits he’d always pull out his slim tri-fold 
and give me a $20 for gas or dates, then he’d 
remove the small magazine clipping and
cradle it in his calloused palm for my gaze.
The ritual was he’d get misty, then whisper:
A timeless moment in a world gone mad.
His wife of fifty years would always lean
over and pat his knee. She’d say What’s the
point of living if your soul isn’t stirred?
 
 
 

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2 Comments

  1. rain on July 9, 2012 at 12:36 pm

    wow. truly simple and profound. i want to make sure my soul is stirred every day.
    how do you stir your soul?

  2. Developing A New Image on July 9, 2012 at 1:38 pm

    stir it up!……shalom en theos…jim

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