They were actually the fruits of her labor, she having searched them out, picked them not less than an hour ago, and washed them. She wouldnt hull them, though. She hadnt the patience. I knew that.
Its a Zen sort of thing, I said, Its a simple task, with a positive outcome. Wild strawberries are a gift from God. Hulling them is like unwrapping the gift. And its probably something thats been done, just like this, since the very beginning of human life.
So it puts you in touch with the past? she queried.
Sort of. I said, It puts me in touch with the basics of humanity.
You know, she observed, Other animals like the strawberries, too. Ants eat them. In fact, they drill little holes in them. When I see one with a little hole I dont pick it because...
She paused, and she being a somewhat finicky teenage girl I fully expected her to say something like because I dont want ant spit on my strawberry. Yuk. But she didnt. She said:
...because it means the ants need that strawberry. And I would not take it from them.
I never thought of it that way. Amazing.









You have been watched!
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Who we are: Vi and Ve: the DoubleBint twins
What we do: We dAwatch you
dAwatching back is not required and not expected!
Relationships past.
That sort of thing.
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A journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step.
I just took a step...
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Writing is like prostitution. First you do it for love, and then for a few close friends, and then for money.
-Moliere
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A journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step.
I just took a step...
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A journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step.
I just took a step...
How are thing with you?
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Writing is like prostitution. First you do it for love, and then for a few close friends, and then for money.
-Moliere
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If you like them, you like them, if you dont you dont, but you know what? They are mine, they are original and they are art . . . and thats what its all about!
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Writing is like prostitution. First you do it for love, and then for a few close friends, and then for money.
-Moliere
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If you like them, you like them, if you dont you dont, but you know what? They are mine, they are original and they are art . . . and thats what its all about!
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