Being There
I’ve heard it said that the secret to success in life lies in just showing up. From which follows by operation of logic that just being there is almost as important.
A point which Abel has obviously grasped firmly:
“You spanked me last night,” I whined to Abel on the phone as he rode the train to work. “I was falling asleep. I had already fallen asleep! And you spanked me! Really hard! Why?”
“Well,” Abel said pensively. “You were there.”
