Re: Pet rocks
Gregory - you said it all. I know how you feel. I have pet rocks too. I talk
to them each day. I also share their joy & sorrows.
Cheers = Cajun Joe
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Gregory Smith" <forshade622@YAHOO.COM>
To: <shadegardens@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU>
Sent: Saturday, November 27, 1999 8:13 AM
Subject: [SG] rocks
> Greetings from flatland Champaign, IL, USA, . . .
>
> Collected rocks have also been gathered into my
> garden. Over the decades, I have come to think that
> rocks are a fair representation of people. On display
> are 3 totally different rocks--different parent
> material, different colors, and different history.
> But, they are all one; They came from the same place
> (earth), and all will end up in the same place
> (ocean). Some of them i view as beautiful, but that
> is not the rock's fault or credit. The rock is
> neither a better nor worse rock despite its being
> viewed by me as more or less beautiful. At this
> point, I think my most beautiful rock is the geode
> that has yet to be cracked open. I see the outside as
> a little rough, and "ugly", but KNOW that the inside
> is a delite of complex light-bursting crystals. Not
> having yet seen the inside crystals only makes them
> more perfectly perfect.
>
> Only God can count the apples in an appleseed. Enjoy
> rocks and enjoy those "ugly" geode people we each
> meet. Given time, we grow prettier every year.
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