The Simple Things

Written by Steve Allison |

Cowboy_rider I was watching a western movie on the AMC channel last night and just before rejoining the film after a commercial break, the announcer says, “What’s your favorite western?” “Go online to AMC TV.com and cast your vote.”

I thought, “Wow, what would I vote for?” “There’s so many I like.” “True Grit, Open Range, Shane…”

The list goes on and on.

Then it dawned on me, my favorite western isn’t a movie but a television mini-series, “Lonesome Dove”.

The storyline couldn’t be any better and with an all-star cast, the acting was close to perfection. As good as all this is, the one thing that stands out to me about “Lonesome Dove” is how chock full it is of memorable, life changing quotes.

Perhaps my favorite quote comes from Robert Duvall’s character, August McCrae speaking to Lorie (played by Diane Lane) a prostitute from Lonesome Dove who is not content with her life but always searching for something better.

“Lorie darlin, life in San Francisco, you see, is still just life. If you want any one thing too badly, it’s likely to turn out to be a disappointment. The only healthy way to live life is to learn to like all the little everyday things, like a sip of good whiskey in the evening, a soft bed, a glass of buttermilk, or a feisty gentleman like myself.”

Read it slowly again.

Powerful isn’t it?

My wife and kids bought me the “Lonesome Dove” DVD about 10 years ago. I had watched it a few times before then, but for whatever reason, this time it was different.

It was that one quote by Duvall that struck a chord within me.

“Was I like Lorie?

After some deep soul-searching, I would have to say yes. A little maybe.

I think we all are.

We go through life trying to climb the “next rung on the ladder of success” we fail to stop and enjoy the everyday things of life.

We need to “stop and smell the roses” as my mom would say.

Or to paraphrase August McCrae (Duvall’s character in Lonesome Dove).

“The only healthy way to live life is to learn to like all the little everyday things, like a sip of good whiskey in the evening, a soft bed, a glass of buttermilk, or a feisty gentleman like myself.”

It’s the Journey.

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