Choose what is right

January 24

This little clip of a conversation comes from the novel, The Secret Life of Bees. August Boatwright, a beekeeper by trade, is sharing seasoned wisdom with Lily Owens, a runaway girl who has become her apprentice, as she recounts why she chose to paint her beloved house bright pink.

“You know, some things don’t matter that much, Lily. Like the color of a house. How big is that in the overall scheme of life? But lifting a person’s heart – now, that matters. The whole problem with people is -”

“They don’t know what matters and what doesn’t,” I said, filling in her sentence and feeling proud of myself for doing so.

“I was gonna say, The problem is they know what matters, but they don’t choose it. You know how hard that is, Lily? I love May, but it was still so hard to choose Caribbean Pink. The hardest thing on earth is choosing what matters.”

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