1000 Grapefruit Spoons
June 18, 2013 § 10 Comments
I gave him 1000 grapefruit spoons,
so he would not run out,
so he could pick, switch— choose.
He looked at me with a ho-hum expression— spoke and said,
“All I wanted was a knife. Just one knife would do.”
I could give him 1000 grapefruit spoons,
but all he wanted
was one knife.
Who am I. . .
to try and change him?
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By watching others be themselves, perhaps we could learn and grow ourselves. 🙂
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Short and simple but brilliant.
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I have experienced this a lot but not in a relationship. Sometimes people want the one thing you can’t give them and are so ungrateful for all the rest. Too bad!
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that’s a lot of grapefruit spoons, probably confused him. Love this, Ginger.
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Exactly. Excellent insight! Reminds me of an Alanis Moriset song, too . . . .
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Offering up 1000 grapefruit spoons to someone who only wanted a knife isn’t necessarily trying to change them; it is much more likely you are simply offering them what you have to give. If you had a knife, perhaps you would offer that, but you don’t; you have 1000 grapefruit spoons.
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I always enjoy the dialogue in your anecdotes, tales, etc…more please 🙂
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*Smiling broadly in appreciation.*
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This is much more than simply brilliant!
I Like.
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If I may remark To give a man 100 grapefruit is probably the best solution To give a man 1000 grapefruit is I think to go beyond the bounds of his evolution
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