january 20, 2010

some information to explain circumstances.

my brother and i grew up in the garage, we had a charmed childhood. when we were young we built a racing go-kart more or less from scratch. we also grew up mormon, which means lots of church. most of you reading this already know both of those facts.

on occasion we would inquisitively ask our parents what heaven will be like, and how it will differ from earth life. without hesitation or variation my mother would always answer, "your go-kart will have tires made of gold!" i would consider this answer for several seconds, mentally listing the advantages and disadvantages of tires made of gold.

part of me wants to swim backward through time to a place where the thought of heaven being golden-tired-go-karts remains wholly satisfying. another part of me just wants a little slice of heaven to sell on ebay in a faltering economy. a single tire could buy quite a bit of happiness.