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PatchWork by Joyce Whitis |
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PatchWork by Joyce Whitis |
To me, it seems like a really good idea to always carry two sacks of something when you walk around. That way if anybody says, "Hey, can you give me a hand?" You can just shrug and say, "Sorry, but I've already got my hands full." You don't have to be a brain surgeon to see the advantages of this. Most folks get asked several times a week to "help" with something. "Help" has a slick way of turning out to be "hey, you've got a new job." Well, that's where this little idea of mine comes in handy. When that happens, you can say, "I'd really like to help but I've got these sacks." Well then, you see what I mean!
Like being club secretary for instance. Who in the world wants to sit in meetings, some of which will bore the average person right out of his skull, and scribble notes between stiffled yawns? These same notes must be deciphered later over a cup of hot coffee, typed up and dutifully read at the next meeting of assembled club members. Hey, there is more to life than keeping records of who made a motion to pick a committee for the annual fund raiser. So if asked to be club secretary, you can always show them the sacks you're carrying and say, "Sorry but my hands are full already!" Who can argue with evidence as plain as that ?
You can wait around until somebody else does the dishes because of course you can't possibly get those sacks you are carrying around, all wet and gooshy in soapy water. So just for a change it's you who can kick back and watch the ballgame on tv, while somebody else gets the kitchen all spiffy. You can shout back over your shoulder, "Hey out there, while you're already into chores, why don't you just mop the floor too. I would, but I've still got these darn sacks!"
Tie the kids' shoe strings? Can't, I got these sacks, don't you see!
Walk the dog? Well, you know of course that I just love Benji to death but I've still got these sacks, so I guess somebody else will have to do it.
If the old sack trick wears thin, you could try to get your hands on something else to carry around for awhile, ....pies? Too messy and besides everybody would stop and take a bite. Brick bats? Too heavy to drag around. Flowers? They give some folks hay fever. Overall it seems like plain brown paper sacks are the best bet. That way nobody knows whats in 'em and not many would ask. The contents would be real secret and one you could keep for years. Yes, I would definately think that the best way to get out of any kind of unpleasant work would be to carry around a couple of sacks.
On the other hand what if you really and truly did not enjoy walking the dog, tying the the kids' shoe strings, moping the kitchen floor, doing the dinner dishes, and being club secretary? How dull would that life be? If you were just always too busy or too occupied to stop by that house on the corner and
see about the little lady who wasn't feeling so good the other day; if you couldn't spare a single minute out of your day to call a family member and tell them you love them; if you were so set on enjoying yourself that you can't give any time to show someone else how to enjoy life, you don't really need to carry around two sacks, because the load you tote is already too heavy.