The Best Things in Life are Free
I love old movies. Romances, westerns, comedy, mystery…they all appeal to me.
There is this one movie, Good News – a musical comedy and romance – that shared the song – The Best Things in Life are Free.
As I talked to Aunt Sue this evening I was reminded of this song.
Sue is really the aunt of my deceased husband but she has been much more than that to me over the past 17 years since my husband’s death.
Sue has a unique and natural way of making me smile each time I talk with her. Her personality is contagious. Having worked at a Westinghouse plant for years in Hampton, South Carolina, she retired a number of years ago and just keeps on ticking like the energizer bunny. Even though she continues getting older and older, like all of us are doing, her laughter and good nature has continued with the same vibrancy I remember the first time I met her 29 years ago.
Sue shares her great sense of humor wherever she goes. Sue knows lots of people in South Carolina and they know her because of her good nature.
Today we talked about Thanksgiving and her coming to be with us that day for a meal. She is excited about being here. We laughed as we talked more about things.
Sue always makes me realize just how wonderful life can be and how important it is to have a sharp wit about you as you walk along the paths life takes you on.
Everyone should have an Aunt Sue in their life.
While Sue and others have given me expensive and lavish gifts in the past, Sue’s gift of laughter – free all year long – is priceless and, as the song says, “the best.”
They say you should experience a good laugh at least once every day for proper mental health. Sue has to be one of the healthiest minded people I know if that is the case. In fact, if you could bottle her laughter you could make a fortune.
My wish for you today is that you have a Sue in your life that shares laughter and love freely and unconditionally. If you don’t have someone like Sue, seek that person out until you find him or her. “The Best Things in Life are Free” and you need to find them and cling to them. They are priceless, just like Aunt Sue.
~ Joellen