June  30,  2020

SOMETHING  ELSE

It hurt – losing his pet gold fish.

So as a little five year old boy

he prayed his first real prayer to God,
“God, I wish I was something else other

than being this hurting human being.”

But nothing happened.

This same hurting little boy

prayed that same prayer to God

many, many times all through his life,

“God I wish I was something else other

than being this hurting human being.”

But nothing happened.

This hurting human being lost his dad,

then his mom – then a son in Vietnam.

His wife left him for another man. That was

the toughest loss of his life as he prayed,

“God, I wish I was something else other

than being this hurting human being.”

Then it happened. You’re not going to

believe this – but one morning he

woke up something else. He had become

a solid one piece cast iron frying pan.

No more tears. No more needing to explain.

No more need to feel. No more being able 
to complain. No longer able to pray, 
“God I wish I was something else other  
than this damn frying pan.”

© Andy Costello, Reflections 2020