FReeper Canteen ~ THE GIFT OF THE MAGI ~ 20 December 2020

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[Kathy in Alaska]

 

 

 

 

THE GIFT OF THE MAGI

Those of you who are more "mature" Marines & Sailors will remember one of the pre-eminent TV series of the '50's, Rod Serling's Twilight Zone. Many of these programs were quite scary, but they usually had a good moral and made the point in a rather unforgettable manner.

On one episode, an astronaut is readying for his blast off on a fifty-year mission to outer space. He is to be placed in a state of suspended animation and will not age one day by the time he returns to Earth. As fate has it, he meets a lovely woman the evening before launch, and it is love at first sight for both of them. They agonize over the love and marriage they will be unable to share because of the space voyage. The next morning his space flight begins. The woman is visibly shaken by the cruel plot fate played on the two of them.

In the final scene, fifty years hence, NASA brings the rocket back to Earth. The capsule is opened and an aged man emerges from inside. He pulled the plug on the cryogenic machine before the launch. The face of his fiancée is then shown. She is still young and vibrant; she had herself placed in suspended animation on the day of the launch! One engineer then reflects: I feel blessed to have met two people who truly knew the meaning of love! End of program.

These two people, motivated by real love, were prepared to make an unusual sacrifice for each other. Sometimes we forget that keeping love strong in marriage requires a commitment to LOVE...and like any commitment, that means dedication, work, sacrifice. Too many people give up on relationships when the going gets rough because they don't understand how much effort and sacrifice for one another is necessary to sustain a marriage. May we all realize the true meaning of love and marriage...and what is required to sustain this wonderful gift from above!

Rod Serling's version

 

[mylife]

snow is rain but “time released” 33 degree rain sucks the bucket.

[mylife]

I hate cold rain so bad

[radu]

Howdy, E.G.C. ((HUGZ))

How was your outing with Gizmo yesterday? Did he find any mischief to get into?

[radu]

33 degree rain sucks the bucket

No argument here! LOL!

[radu]

I don’t like it either. It chills you to the marrow.

[E.G.C.]

Well, he behaved himself pretty much yesterday. Here are the pics from yesterday.

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[luvie]

Brrrr....that really does sound cold up there. I love to watch snow. I just don’t like to get out in it.

Glad you’re getting the rain you need, radu. It’s been raining like crazy down on the coast, but no clouds to speak of here.

Guess I’d better go. I took a melatonin so I could sleep, and I’d better get to it. See yal tomorrow!

[radu]

Look at that happy face. He obviously had a good time out there. Nice that he made it easy on you this time. LOL

I see you had another pretty day over there.

[radu]

Snow’s beautiful to watch ..... onscreen from MANY miles away. LOL

We’re just going to get damp. Not much rain left at this point. We’ll take what we can get though. It stinks you didn’t get anything at all, luvie.

Get a good night’s sleep.

[mylife]

from MANY miles away. LOL Sipping a Hot Toddiee...

[radu]

Sipping a Hot Toddiee? I thought you went to bed a while ago. LOL

[mylife]

from MANY miles away. LOL Sipping a Hot Toddie...

[mylife]

Family fight interrupted my slumber

[radu]

That stinks. I hope things are quiet now.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning, E...((HUGS))...and a Blessed Lord’s Day to you and yours.

Hope you boys have a wonderful adventure today.

[mylife]

Oh I put oil on the water....

[Kathy in Alaska]

my.....#50!!