June 22, 2007

real life...

"For a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin- real life. But there was always some obstacle in the way. Something to be got through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt to be paid. Then life would begin. At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life." -Father Alfred D'Souza

Jun 22, 2007 1:18:29 PM

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rich

very timely. thanks...

Posted by: rich | June 22, 2007 at 02:03 PM

Jon Sampson

Great quote...something I think about a lot. We always think, once THIS is done, then life will start. Life starts now...this is life...

Posted by: Jon Sampson | June 22, 2007 at 04:16 PM

curtis

I'm a little behind on my feed reading, so I'm finding this post pretty late in the game...

But, WOW. Man am I glad that I finally got around to reading this, cause that quote is nothing short of AMAZING.

Thanks so much for sharing it!!!

Posted by: curtis | July 10, 2007 at 01:47 PM

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