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Picture - Celebrating a Loss - by Nigel A. JAMES
The
Loser Takes All!
The
Loser Takes All!
I
could safely assume you have more than you need. And, I'm also
quite sure you're happy with all your unneeded possessions.
And,
probably, you don't even know what you have. So, what
would you do if you were to lose all?
Some
years ago, Rebecca P. Anne and Hatsy her daughter arrived home from a
trip to the east. They'd had a wonderful time. A
perfect holiday. But, you can imagine their shock when their taxi
pulled up in front of their house. Their house was no
longer there! It had burned down whilst they were away. Remains
were all that were left.
Rebecca
kept a cool head. Finding beds for the night was no problem at-all.
The neighbours willingly helped. And, the realities of rebuilding
were nothing more than formalities. Insurance, building companies,
and so on. And temporary accommodation? Rebecca
borrowed a caravan. 3 months of camping. Actually
fun. And, their possessions?
Rebecca
and Hatsy had no problem with clothes. Their old ones no longer
fitted, and, in any case, fashions had change. And their
books, pictures, curtains, and furniture? Again, no trouble at all.
Books are things one mostly only reads once, and the pictures were
tastes that had never been theirs - all presents from well meaning
friends and relations. But, the photos were painful.
They were Rebecca's path to her past. But, there was a solution.
After lots of contacting relatives and friends, Rebecca soon had a
new set of photos. And, strange to relate, they were, in most case,
much better than those she had lost. Rebecca was in most of the
pictures. In the photos she'd lost, she was the one who was taking
the picture.
But,
of course, losing all that one has does have its unpleasant moments.
On many occasions, Rebecca thought about using something or other.
Then she remembered. It, too, had been lost in the fire. But, these
moments have now become a thing of the past.
So,
all-in-all, losing all that one has isn't so bad. It's
a chance to start once again. And, Rebecca? I'm sure you won't be
surprised. Rebecca, again, has much more than she needs. Books,
pictures, clothes, shoes, and plants seem to come on their own.
That's how life is. And, just like before, Rebecca hasn't the
faintest idea what she's actually got! And, that's
totally normal. Rebecca and Hatsy went to the east and lost all.
Now, they have more and much better than ever. The loser takes all!
Losing can sometimes be fun.
Vocabulary
absence
– Abwesenheit
all-in-all
– alles in allem
caravan
- Wohnwagen
likely
- wahrscheinlich
painful
– schmerzhaft
possessions
– Besitztum
pulled
up – blieb stehen
pungent
– scharf (negative)
she's
– she has
they'd
– they had
