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This is my attempt at 50 Word Thursday #11 Thank you Deb Whittam   Along with the photo above, the following phrase serves as a prompt. ‘If I’d stopped to think I might not have done it, but fury is a great disregarder of caution.’ The rules are simple.  Write something, poem, short story, anything, […]50 Word Thursday #11

50-word story challenge.

The Zest of Two Limes.

That is what he said. To live another life it takes the “zest” of one relative. To live it from youth, it takes two. 

“I had no choice,” thought Tiberius Lime as he stapled the missing poster for his twin nephews to the telephone pole. 

Nobody saw the relief in him as she left.

He knew, the moment they had may not last. She affected him in ways you cannot imagine and in ways he cannot forget. He held her as if he had no past.

She gave him hope in what's been forgotten; vulnerability 

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Sometimes, like moments in life, people come and go. Every experience we have the opportunity to experience becomes a chance of growth. When we seize that chance, it then becomes a reference experience for us to internalize. With reference comes confidence.

Sometimes we experience pain, but pain is an inevitable part of life. What we choose to do with it is what’s important. Pain can be our body’s indication of what areas in our lives needs growth. Will we let suffering sprout from the mishaps we encounter? Or will we look, with an open heart, to find value when we reach those speedbumps, stop signs, and road blocks in life?

Sometimes we experience nirvana and in response to that, our world can be turned upside down or it can be reinforced. When that happens, old beliefs become anew and old values are replaced. A new journey of rediscovery. We can choose to indulge in its bliss, or choose to be deprived of it. Only when we are willing to let go of our fears, our suffering, and our past are we able to fully reap the benefits of nirvana.