I was driving today, in some chilly rain, and as I had no need for a destination, I decided to take the long way back home. On my drive, a quote came to me, because I was thinking about one of my relationships. The quote sounds a bit like, "A good gift to someone on their birthday, anniversary, holiday should come from listening in the present, and remembering the past."
Generally I'd let a person mull that over, but my point extends past the quote, a mere instrument to my real point. A good present to give someone requires listening ears and mind with the consciousness to remember that point of listening long enough to act upon it - the longer it has been since the occurrence of said "listening", the more impact that gift will strike.
Anyway, I started to come up with a third point to add to my quote, but then I stopped and thought, "How often are quotes, impactful sayings, and sentences filled with the number 3 (for example, this very sentence)? It seems that people often scramble to find a third "point of emphasis" to their legitimate dualism, making their overall statement weaker for adding a third point that doesn't measure to their initial two points. In my quote, I desperately wanted to add something about the future, but after some thought, I knew that it would end up being a sub-par ending to an already valid quote.
The joys of my mind, sometimes.. ha!
Listening to: Gotye, "Eyes Wide Open"
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