The Sweeper

Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it. - Thoreau

One morning, when I was young, my father was running late and rushing around to get ready for work.  My mother was scrambling about trying to help him.  She gave him his lunch followed by his car keys. Just as he was stepping out of the door, she handed him a bag of trash and told him to take it out to the curb with him as it also happened to be trash pickup day.  Heading out, flustered, with his arms full, late for work, he turned to my mother and said, "While you're at it, why don't you just shove the broom up my a*s, I can sweep the driveway too!" ...

Author's Note

“It is not enough to be busy. So are the ants. The question is: What are we busy about?” - Thoreau