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TURNING A CORNER

‘ABSTRACT CORNER’/gunther

May 13, 2019

By Arthur H. Gunther III

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     We all turn a corner somewhere, perhaps every day, maybe in a month, or just once a year. Maybe only in a lifetime.

     The view straight ahead might be cloudy, and perhaps that’s why we go to the left or to the right and then turn the corner. Or the scene on the life wall just in front of you is so crystal clear that you could scream, and so you hustle off, to turn that corner to something new.

     Perhaps the wall is abstract, yet there is meaning for you as you extract its meaning. And that has you staying put — no corner to turn. For now. …

     The writer is a retired newspaperman. ahgunther@yahoo.com

     

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4 responses to “TURNING A CORNER”

  1. Dorothy Avatar
    Dorothy

    So true but if one doesn’t take the risk ?

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      thecolumnrule

      Yes!

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    dorothy

    So true but if one doesn.t take the risk never know.

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    dorothy

    not an easy decision.Sp. You win some and lose some. that is life. Been faced with that more than once, Gotta try. History of our forefathers is a good lesson. To my special friend,.have a good day.

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