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2014.09.15 14:18

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The Stranger





    A few years after I was born, my Dad met a stranger

    who was new to our small town. From the beginning,

    Dad was fascinated with this enchanting newcomer

    and soon invited him live with our family. The stranger was

    quickly accepted and was around us from then on.



    As I grew up, I never questioned his place in my family.

    In my young mind, he had a special niche.

    My parents were complementary instructors:

    Mom taught me good from evil, and Dad taught me to obey.

    But the stranger... he was our storyteller. He would keep us

    spellbound for hours on end with adventures, mysteries

    and comedies.



    If I wanted to know anything about politics, history or science,

    he always knew the answers about the past, understood

    the present and even seemed able to predict the future!

    He took my family to the first major league ball game.

    He made me laugh, and he made me cry. The stranger

    never stopped talking, but Dad didn't seem to mind.



    Sometimes, Mom would get up quietly while the rest of us were

    shushing each other to listen to what he had to say,

    and she would go to the kitchen for peace and quiet.

    (I wonder now if she ever prayed for the stranger to leave.)



    Dad ruled our household with certain moral convictions,

    but the stranger never felt obligated to honor them.

    Profanity, for example, was not allowed in our home -

    not from us, our friends or any visitors.

    Our long time visitor, however, got away with four-letter words

    that burned my ears and made my dad squirm and my

    mother blush.



    My Dad didn't permit the liberal use of alcohol but the stranger

    encouraged us to try it on a regular basis. He made cigarettes

    look cool, cigars manly, and pipes distinguished.



    He talked freely (much too freely!) about sex. His comments were

    sometimes blatant, sometimes suggestive, and generally

    embarrassing..



    I now know that my early concepts about relationships were

    influenced strongly by the stranger. Time after time,

    opposed the values of my parents, yet he was seldom rebuked ...

    And NEVER asked to leave.



    More than fifty years have passed since the stranger moved in

    with our family. He has blended right in and is not nearly as

    fascinating as he was at first. Still, if you could walk into my

    parents' den today, you would still find him sitting over

    in his corner, waiting for someone to listen to him talk

    and watch him draw his pictures.



His name?....

We just call him 'TV.'


He has a wife now....we call her

'Computer'


Their first child is 'Cell Phone'


Second child 'I Pod'


And a Grandchild:


'IPAD'





Sungja Cho from an E-Mail, September 15, 2014



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