The comment that turned into a round-house punch.
Ever have one of those moments where you make an off-hand comment that then round-house slams you in the gut?
Living in LA, the land of “success,” it is easy to get a skewed perspective on what matters. Everything easily gets whacked out of proportion, including ideas about what really matters.
This was highlighted for me when I went back north to San Francisco to visit my family for Easter. Like most visits, I end up dusting off my old cosmetology skills and doing my parents’ hair. As I was finishing up with my dad, I made some off-hand comment about how he was now ready to take over the world.
My father, who is currently undergoing chemotherapy and experimental treatment for an inoperable brain tumor, quietly looked at me and replied:
I’d be happy just getting to see the world.
2-inches tall,
Kaye
