kurt_howell ([info]kurt_howell) wrote,
@ 2008-05-23 21:00:00
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The weather around the temple has been warming up. I suppose it's the turn of the new season... It looks like the right time for kids to be outside playing...

When I was younger, Father and I would take walks around the temple grounds. One time while we were walking he told me this story...

A young child and his grandmother were at the village festival. The child had little freckles all over his face.
When they saw an artist painting on children's faces, they went to stand in the line. A little boy in front of him turned around and told him, "You can't have your face painted! You have too many freckles, there's no space left!"
This upset the child very much, but his grandmother squatted down beside him and told him, "Don't worry about him. When I was young I always wanted freckles. They're so beautiful. Can you think of anything more beautiful than freckles?"
The little boy thought for a moment and answered, "Wrinkles."




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[info]dragon_scholar
2008-05-24 04:20 am UTC (link)
Oh, what a lovely story!

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[info]kurt_howell
2008-05-24 04:23 am UTC (link)
I thought it was cute... My father had many stories...

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[info]dragon_scholar
2008-05-24 04:26 am UTC (link)
Yes, he seems to have. They're always quite charming, as well.

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[info]kurt_howell
2008-05-24 04:30 am UTC (link)
He was a good man...

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[info]dragon_scholar
2008-05-24 04:35 am UTC (link)
I imagine he was, especially if he raised you.

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[info]kurt_howell
2008-05-24 04:52 am UTC (link)
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[info]kurt_howell
2008-05-24 04:53 am UTC (link)
That's very flattering, but I'm not sure I could live up to him...

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[info]dragon_scholar
2008-05-24 04:55 am UTC (link)
I'm afraid I don't know him well enough to judge, but you are a fine man, Kurt, have no fear of that.

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[info]kurt_howell
2008-05-24 04:58 am UTC (link)
Thank you...

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[info]dragon_scholar
2008-05-24 05:01 am UTC (link)
You're sincerely welcome, dear.

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[info]originaldragoon
2008-05-24 06:30 pm UTC (link)
That is indeed a charming story.

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[info]kurt_howell
2008-05-24 06:44 pm UTC (link)
He told many stories... But I suppose that was his duty as head of the temple...

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[info]roseandsparkle
2008-05-24 06:31 pm UTC (link)
Your father seems like a very wise man!

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[info]kurt_howell
2008-05-24 06:45 pm UTC (link)
He was, indeed... Many of the priests looked up to him.

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