.................to be standing on the other side of the door on a Saturday morning.
It happened today. I had gone to the markets early and when I got home I wandered across the road to my neighbour's house to have my hair coloured. She's a frustrated hairdresser and a friend.
As usual we chatted as she prepares the colour. No sooner had she mixed the colour and put her gloves on, when there was a knock on the front door. She said she wasn't expecting anyone and could I get it. Her silly dog, who tries to escape regularly, was sniffing under the door so I bent down to hold her back and answer the door at the same time. While bent over I looked through the screen door and there was and elder from my congo with his wife.
I don't know who was more surprised, them or me, but it was quite funny. 'Oh hello, we were after J. (friend's daughter).' I said, 'well, she's not here but her mum is' 'Oh, we were just calling back because she took a book last week.' In the mean time my friend, who can't stand the dubs, calls around the corner and says, 'she's not here and i'm not interested.' I felt a bit like the meat in the sandwich and must have had a strange look on my face So at this point he must have felt he needed to explain his surprise and inefficiency as an elder because we have been in our new home for over 3 yrs and have never seen him. So he says, 'Do you live here? I thought you'ld moved.' I said, 'I live over there and am here to get my hair done.' 'So how are you?' he asks. 'Really good thanks, and you?' 'Well, not bad considering. There is no other hope in life other than what we have in the borg and we endure because it is the only thing to do. When god cleans the earth there will be no one except god's people alive. And there is alot of good to be found in the borg.' oh yeh, like the pedo who abused my kid..................................
..................was he so annoyed at finding me relaxing and having a fun saturday morning, looking every bit as happy as I am since leaving, while he and his wife were sweating under the hot sun............that he had to try to spoil it for me? Well, all i could think was, 'you just can't help yourself can you? Even when you have stuffed up as an elder, not knowing where your little lost sheep are, helping the flock and loving your brothers, you still have to preach! Preach, preach, preach!
I just smiled as my friend called out, 'TELL THEM TO GO AND STOP BOTHERING US, YOUR HAIR NEEDS DOING AND THE COLOUR NEEDS TO GO ON NOW!'
Reminded me of the days I was on the other side of the door and how I felt when I annoyed people with preaching on a Saturday morning. I just imagined the conversation they had on their way back to the car.
Anyhow, fun weekend to you all
Cheers, Bliss
PS: post the comments you think were made by the elder and his wife...........lets have some fun
(not the actual sister)
oh yes, they are more dangerous because of their deception............how true!