Fields of Gold (2011)
“If I planted the right seed, it would grow; if I said the right thing, he would love me; if I ate the right food, I could ward off death. It’s all foolishness, of course, but you’ve got to hang hope on something. The older I get the more I see our struggles for what they are, but still I think our efforts have a certain brave, tender optimism that must touch the heart of God. We mean so well and we try so hard, and in the end, we are at the end.
I never asked to know what was coming. No one had... ever read my palm or tried to see my future in the bottom of a teacup, and I wouldn’t have wanted them to. Yet, oftentimes, I knew more about Slim’s life than he did. I could almost smell the trials around the corner, though I was unable to change any of it. What good did it do, for me or for him? I never did understand it. How often I tried to wish away that strange gift, even to the point of closing my eyes and refusing to see. I didn’t seem to have the same sensitivity for anyone but Slim.MoreLess
I never asked to know what was coming. No one had... ever read my palm or tried to see my future in the bottom of a teacup, and I wouldn’t have wanted them to. Yet, oftentimes, I knew more about Slim’s life than he did. I could almost smell the trials around the corner, though I was unable to change any of it. What good did it do, for me or for him? I never did understand it. How often I tried to wish away that strange gift, even to the point of closing my eyes and refusing to see. I didn’t seem to have the same sensitivity for anyone but Slim.MoreLess
Read book Fields of Gold for free
Write Review:
User Reviews: