This might seem trivial to some. But I have been married for 30
years. And for 30 years, my marriage has traversed hills and valleys, the
two of us struggling toward a mutual goal of unity and equality.This
apparently inconsequential choice of computers represented a “laying
down of the sword” that only those engaged in the battle would
recognize. I mean if you had told me that China freed Tibet, I would
not have been more surprised.
I remembered mentally lifting my pencil, saying “Dewdrop,” and
tapping “husband,”“computer,” and “son.” Could 30 years of conflict
be so quickly and effortlessly dissolved? Could saying “I’m sorry,”
“Forgive me,”“Thank you,” and “I love you” transform a lifetime of
external conflicts with my authority figures—mother, phone company,
and husband? All I know is that it’s been two weeks since the
workshop. I practice daily what Dr. Hew Len taught me as religiously as
I can. My son’s over a long, protracted illness, and my husband and I
are dialoguing about things I used to keep bottled up and withheld.
Oh, and last night he said,“You know, honey, if you’d like, you can get
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