Troll

A guy shows up at the kitchen door this afternoon. He's wearing a blue pinstripe suit that is 10 years out of date, with a bright red tie and sneakers. Instead of a handkerchief in the jacket pocket he's got about 50 ball point pens crammed in. His hair is, well, askew. He asks, "Can I make an announcement tonight before dinner?"

"Hmmmm, about what?"

"I'm going to City Hall tonight and I'm going to raise a lot of shit in the Council meeting."

"Well, now," I say. "You know, I think that's the kind of thing that's best handled with a personal invitation. Why don't you just personally invite those you think might be interested?" He thought this was a splendid suggestion, and happily went off to recruit fellow shit-disturbers.

You know how the bible says we sometimes entertain angels and never know it? I think this guy might have been a troll.

Comments

[Ed G]

if so, a troll you treated like an angel. God bless.

[APN]

I concur with Ed's sentiment. Trolls don't tend to treat most folks with the best of manners. Ever read Tolkien?!?

BTW -- your description of said "troll" was sparkling!

[becky]

Your kindness reminded me of this quote:

"Remember that the dullest and most uninteresting person you talk to may one day be a creature which, if you saw it now, you would be strongly tempted to worship, or else a horror and a corruption such as you now meet, if at all, only in a nightmare. All day long we are, in some degree, helping each other to one or other of these destinations. It is in the light of these overwhelming possibilities, it is worth the awe and the circumspection proper to them, that we should conduct all our dealings with one another, all friendships, all loves, all play, all politics......There are no ordinary people. you have never talked to a mere mortal. Nations, cultures, arts, civilization-these are mortal, and their life is to ours as the life of a gnat. But it is immortals whom we joke with, work with, marry, snub, and exploit-immortal horrors or everlasting splendors." (from The Weight of Glory and Other Addresses)

[nancy]

that would be one interesting council meeting.

[JOANEE]

He would fit in ,the council here is full of trolls .lol

[Michael]

Dignity is optional sometimes. What is important is that God loves us where we are, how we are.
Love Like Him,
G.B.U.
Michael <>< <>< <><

[[rhymes with kerouac]]

Ed - Well, he was as very well dressed troll!

APN - Oh, poor Smeagle. He gets such a bad rap...

becky - That's C.S. Lewis at his best, isn't it? Thanks for that.

nancy - I think it turned out be more fizzle that frazzle.

Joanee - You've got that right! (Why can't they just get along?)

Michael - Indeed - that is important...