Monday, March 29, 2010

A Biography in 5 Short Chapters

Chapter 1
i walk down a street
there is a deep hole in the sidewalk
i fall in
i am lost...i am hopeless
it isn't my fault
it takes forever to find my way out.

Chapter 2
i walk down the same street
there is a deep hole in the sidewalk
i pretend i dont see it
i fall in again
i cant beleive i am in the same place
but...it isnt my fault

Chapter 3
i walk down the same street
there is a deep hole in the sidewalk
i see it is there
i still fall in it, it's a habit
my eyes are open
i know where i am
it is my fault
i get out immediately

Chapter 4
i walk down the same street
there is a deep hole in the sidewalk
i walk around it

Chapter 5
i walk down another street

Portia Nelson.

3 comments:

  1. I love that story. Thanks for sharing it!

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  2. Nice one. I think that I would also go along a different path to avoid the hole.

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  3. always reminds me of Bill Murray in "Groundhog Day"... :)

    cheers G

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