Secret Histories

From the Idiosyncradeck, the Six of Cups; from the Mixed Emotions Cards, Jealous:

If we could read the secret history of our enemies, we should find in each man's life sorrow and suffering enough to disarm all hostility.

~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

          The Six of Cups shows a table set for a tea party, perhaps nostalgic for some but not for me. I definitely didn't have that kind of childhood. However, that doesn't mean I don't have any good memories of growing up. My good times involved being outside in wide-open spaces or learning to create with scraps and discarded items. I won't say that I didn't envy the lives of other children; I remember desperately wanting to be adopted by my best friend's family in elementary school. But age and working with others has given me a wider perspective. Those lives that look so perfect on the outside, with big houses and fancy cars, often hide a lot of fear, misery, and grief on the inside.