GOOD and EVIL in CORPORATE LIFE ... - JO LEE Magazine

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By Vera Resnik
Palm Springs - California
FEATURE
Born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, Vera lost most of her family in the
Holocaust. She has lived in Quito - Ecuador, New Jersey, Seattle -
Washington and today, resides in Vermont and winters in Palm
Springs. Her volunteer work in the New Jersey
court system - as a conflict resolution resource
and advocate for children's rights - led to a
court appointment to the child review
committee. Today, Vera Resnik's writings
are widely read. She is the mother of
three sons.
When was the last time you saw a large
puddle, whole heartedly jumped in,
saturating shoes, continued jumping,
got soaked, completely disrobed, enjoyed the gleeful
experience of nude puddle jumping, got into
the car, stuck half your body out the window, sang
nursery rhymes off key, drove away?
When did you go walking, stop, gather pebbles, feel
their texture, admire nature's workmanship,
throw them skyward, watch them fall, roll, skip to
the river, throw overhand, watch as the rocks sink,
disappear, spending hours in this pursuit, never
tiring?
When did you eat rainbow sprinkled ice cream and
French fries for breakfast, feeling no guilt? When last did
you emphatically say "NO" when someone asked you to do
something you didn't want to do?
When did you take an afternoon bath, bubbles omitted so
you could see your wiggling toes, lingered till skin shriveled,
sang, enjoyed your own company? When last did
you lie on dewy grass, watch clouds, wind, birds drift by?
When did you stay in a pool till lips, hands, body turned
purple, shivered till teeth clacked, goose bumps covering
every hair follicle, refusing to leave because you were having
so much fun being cold?
When did you laugh so heartily, that everyone surrounding
you couldn't help but join in boisterous laughter?
When did you rise at five AM, happy, waking everyone else
who was still deep in slumber land, singing, "it is morning
time?" When did you find a secluded spot as darkness
When
Was The
Last Time
When did you lie on dewy grass,
watch clouds, wind and birds?
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