“[The fact is] most putts don’t drop. Most beef is tough. Most children grow up to be just people. Most successful marriages require a high degree of mutual toleration. Most jobs are more often dull than otherwise. …
Life is like an old-time rail journey—delays, sidetracks, smoke, dust, cinders and jolts, interspersed only occasionally by beautiful vistas and thrilling bursts of speed. The trick is to thank the Lord for letting you have the ride.”
--Jenkins Lloyd Jones, as quoted by Gordon B. Hinckley
4 comments:
Amen! :)
That is one of my favorite quotes -- so good to remember that life is usually pretty normal, and that is just fine.
I like the sudden burst of speed- never the sudden stops.
one of my all time favorites!
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