A new look at the old year (standard:humor, 905 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Dec 27 2010	Views/Reads: 2871/1894	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
From a practical standpoint, and if I am anything I am practical, well, practically, this year has gone by rather quickly. The fact I have survived this past year has to count for something.

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resolution. According to her memory, and I am in no position to 
challenge it, I had resolved to exercise more during the year. At the 
moment, I exercised my right to object to her memory. But, I lost that 
one. 

The only actual exercise I got this past year was several times I had a
runny nose. Believe me, that exercised me to no end, but it was not on 
track with my wife's idea of exercise. 

At this point of life, I think exercise is blown way out of proportion.
I tried to persuade my wife that working my elbow at breakfast and 
lunchtime as well as suppertime was all the exercise I really needed. 
She said to me, "When was the last time you saw your feet?" 

At the moment, I exercised my right to shut up! 

Then it dawned on me. I actually did get my share of exercise in this
past year. 

I exercised my right to be wrong when confronted by my wife. 

I exercised my right to keep quiet when my wife was giving me
instructions. 

All that exercise may not have helped me lose weight but it helped me
gain in my relationship with my wife. 

I pondered this for some time and realized that many times it is better
to admit you are wrong and save your relationship. Those who have to be 
right all the time are those who end up never being right. I thought of 
what the apostle Paul said. "Now therefore there is utterly a fault 
among you, because ye go to law one with another. Why do ye not rather 
take wrong? why do ye not rather suffer yourselves to be defrauded?” (1 
Corinthians 6:7 KJV). 

Sometimes it is better to suffer wrongfully for a good purpose. 


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