STORY 2; (See Story 1 for Free Book Competition details)
So, you’ve figured out what life is all about? Good for you, but for those who enjoy the detours in life, let me suggest a restaurant.
My beloved mother sat back and observed. So I sat back too and observed. Something was giving her immense pleasure and I’m certainly not going to miss out.
‘What are you having? I don’t know, maybe a salad, no, no, I don’t feel like that…Have you tried this veg stacker? No, I’m not a vegetarian anymore…Why not?...My blood group is O and apparently I need to eat meat…’
‘Oupa,(grandfather) what do you want? I don’t know, choose something for me…You want a chicken salad? No, I didn’t like the last one…Let’s see, do you want a toastie with chips? No, their slices are too big. Ok, maybe we should start with Ouma (grandmother)…Ouma, do you want… Ok, ok, says Oupa, I’ll have the chicken salad…’
Lots of cappuccinos and smoothies and a pint or two later we placed our order and relaxed.
I looked at everyone around the table. Perhaps we’ve all had disappointments in our lives with some menus and food in restaurants, but here we are again! We haven’t given up. And I think life is a lot like that. Just because they put syrup on my pizza and chillies on Oupa’s waffle doesn’t mean we won’t eat pizzas and waffles again! We chose laughter, got over it…and moved on!