Monday, October 01, 2007

It hurts to grow...

I just watched the season 4 premiere of Grey's Anatomy on the internet. I get mocked, and even feel a little guilty sometimes for enjoying this show so much. It's basically a soap opera in prime-time.

But here's the thing - time and time again, the writers, in the midst of all the extraneous sex, the ridiculous, never happen in real life medical stuff, manage to communicate deep truths that grab at my heart in ways I just never expected.

And today, one of the lines is summing up some of the things I'm thinking about coming away from a fantastic and incredibly stretching weekend, and finding myself flat on my back all day with a stomach bug. The line?

It hurts to grow. Anyone who tells you it doesn't is lying.