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Bobby Jordan
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0 posted 2008-02-05 02:13 PM


Felix is always getting beat on,
starved,
and worked half to death.  

Felix hates that.  
Felix hates
the whole world.  

I mean,
what does this world
offer him?  

Not a damned thing,
that’s what.  

The only thing
that keeps him going
is hope—

the hope that things
will get better for him.  

That’s what keeps him
plugging along—
the only thing.  

Bobby

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Earth Angel
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1 posted 2008-02-05 02:22 PM


May Felix never lose sight of his "hope" for a better life. May he never give up. Whenever we feel down-trodden, "Hope" is what keeps us putting one foot in front of the other to get us to a better place.

I "hope" the same for him. There are better days ahead!!! Hold that thought Felix!


EA

Bobby Jordan
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2 posted 2008-02-05 02:34 PM


Earth Angel,

Hope is an extension of the soul.  It’s an intrinsic part of every living thing.

Felix thanks you for the kind words.  He feels better now.

Bobby

Margherita
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3 posted 2008-02-05 05:15 PM


Wonderful, Bobby, HOPE is vital in so many moments of our lives. And if we were in Felix's shoes I think we wouldn't be pleased with the world either and it is not at all easy to remain focussed on improvement under such circumstances.

So my compliments to Felix for not losing hope!

love
Margherita


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4 posted 2008-02-05 05:32 PM


Another great part of the story!

ARCTIC WIND

Roniece Dawson-Bruce
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5 posted 2008-02-05 05:38 PM


I think Felix is full of hope.. you're right Bobby, I think that's what keeps him going too...  love RDB

Be kind at heart....for everyone you meet has their own battle to fight.........

Bobby Jordan
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6 posted 2008-02-05 06:23 PM


Margherita,

No, Felix never lost hope.  

As a client, and dear friend from Cartagena, Columbia once told me many years ago:

“Hope is always the last thing to go.”

Artic Wind,

Thanks for the kind words.  I’m pleased it worked for you.

RDB,

Yes, Felix is now, and always has been full of hope.  That, as you say, is what kept him going through the rough times.

Bobby

passing shadows
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7 posted 2008-02-05 07:22 PM


well now Felix and I have something in common

to Felix and Bobby

secondhanddreampoet
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8 posted 2008-02-05 07:29 PM


...and, as Winston Churchill would have said:
always just "keep buggering on!"

fine 'penning!'

[though for a very different set of reasons,
  I know exactly how Felix feels!]

TomMark
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9 posted 2008-02-05 08:02 PM


me too.
Bobby Jordan
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10 posted 2008-02-05 09:04 PM


Passing shadows,

I am pleased that you too are full of hope.  Just like Felix.

Secondhanddreampoet,

Felix no longer hates the world, he’s grown out of that.  There wasn’t any money in it.

TomMark,

Thanks for reading and commenting.  It’s great that you  also share Felix’s hope for the future.

Bobby

Marchmadness
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11 posted 2008-03-09 08:32 PM


I don't know how I missed this one but I'm glad that Felix still has hope, the last and most precious gift from Pandora's box.
                                ida

[This message has been edited by Marchmadness (03-10-2008 01:02 AM).]

Robert E. Jordan
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12 posted 2008-03-09 08:37 PM


Ida,

Hope is always the last thing to go.  Hope stays with us from when we are very young, like Felix, to when we get old like--well--me.

Hope is a gift.

Bobby

effjayel
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13 posted 2008-03-10 04:25 PM


Well I for one sincerely hope both Bobby & Felix are around for a long time to come......
Talyn
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14 posted 2008-03-10 04:28 PM


'Hope' keeps us going

Talyn

"Gang aft a-gley,
an lea'e us nought but grief an' pain,
for promised joy"
--Robert Burn

Robert E. Jordan
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15 posted 2008-03-10 09:51 PM


John,

Felix and Bobby hope to stick around forever.

Bobby

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16 posted 2008-03-10 09:52 PM


Maybe Felix needs to get a cup of good coffee, put his feet up and visit the Blue pages to see how many people care about him from all over the world.

A

Robert E. Jordan
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17 posted 2008-03-10 09:52 PM


Talyn,

What you say is very true.  Where would any of us be without hope.

Bobby

Robert E. Jordan
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18 posted 2008-03-10 09:56 PM


Thanks Alison,

Believe it or not, Felix does.  He is very grateful for everyone's thoughts.  He told me to tell you that.

Bobby

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19 posted 2008-03-10 10:30 PM


:: smiles and blows a kiss to Felix ::

Robert E. Jordan
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20 posted 2008-03-11 10:27 AM


Awwww, Alison

Bobby

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