Clouds
its a beautiful day today.
the sun is shining, there are the wonderful white fluffy clouds shooting across the sky. its warm, but not hot. the wind is a little fresh.
thats one thing. it always seems to be windy out here. not that thats bad, except when your wearing your new dress, and the wind likes to blow it around, and up... oh that was fun...
we were walking home from the shops yesterday. we being april and i. and we were walking behind an old man. he must have been in his early 70's. we were going faster than him, and so were going to overtake him.
he turned around and started talking to us.
that lasted for about 5 minutes. we found out each others names. (paul) and that his hearing was failing, and that he was walking to the nearest town from maryborough. 7km away. he thought it would take him 2 hours.
he mentioned the fact that he didnt like it when people walked past his house and he didnt know them. thats why he lived in a country town, cause he wanted to know everyone, and have community.
isnt that what we all want? community? friends. people who know us and care for us? people who you can ask for prayer from, or to go out to the movies with. to walk around in the local strip of shops and not just recognise a face or two, but know them well enough to stop and see how theirs going.
that is what i miss.
that is what i like about mount evelyn. no, its not a country town. but atleast it has some community.
im not posh, or snobby like a lot of other melbournians. im not a bogan either... i dislike mullets and flannel shirts make me laugh.
but i want community. community with real people. who accept you for who you are. who arent afraid to tell you how things stand. who can swear at the footie (not that i like that), who you can go over for a laid back, relaxed bbq. where you dont have to worry about wearing shoes, or eating with cutlery...
*sighs* or maybe im just wanting to return to my childhood again. i really dont mind eating with cutlery... i get annoyed at shoes still... but even more annoyed at stones in my feet.
all i really want is love. to love and be loved in return. somewhere where i am accepted for who i am, and that i dont have to change to be loved. i know all about compromise, but thats not what im talking about.
in other news, i know 5 chords on the guitar. D, G, A7, C and free... and that other one.. oh, whats it called.. something major...
