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Aurevoir 40 by Madeleine L’Engle

Posted on : 29-01-2007 | In : Looking Back |54 views

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Wow, so we’re all now officially in our forties. You know how in old movies they would depict Time Passing by showing pages flying off of a calendar? That’s how I used to want time to go. All through my teens and 20s, I had that metaphor in mind, just wanting to go Forward. To what? I’m not entirely sure. I guess to having a partner who loved me, a secure nest, and a calling. Having those things now, I find myself wanting time to stand still. Or at least slow down. But, of course, they don’t. They whirl forward. Perhaps a shift is needed in my perspective?

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