
author’s note: "My life needs editing." -- Mort Sahl THE DEVIL FROG One night as I walked through the park reflecting again on events of the past I suddenly heard a little raspy voice whisper: “I can answer your wish-- I’ll erase from your memory whatever you’d like to forget!” Turning quickly, I spied a tree frog perched on a low limb. Without thinking, I replied: “Frog, if you’re not playing a trick I’ll gladly accept!-- as long as I can keep what I’ve learned from looking back.” “What you’ve already learned you’ve earned,” the frog croaked back. What a relief! I sighed. I’ve tried hard to understand. Now I can finally rest-- I’ll no longer feel pressed to resolve those old conflicted feelings. With that thought, a bubble popped and I began to run fleeing from that devil frog-- afraid that I might succumb to a temptation that would deliver me to a sweet Eden if I gave up this bigger wish: to one day finally graduate-- having achieved a higher degree of peace.
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