And on another subject, may I highly recommend some fantastic summer reading to you? I just finished Major Pettigrew's Last Stand, a book I had wanted to read for some time, and it did not disappoint. In fact, it exceeded my expectations. A romance story between a retired British army major and the local Pakistani shop keeper, Mrs. Ali--both senior citizens. It does not sound like a page turner, does it? Ah, but it is. One of my favorite passages. The Major and Mrs. Pettigrew encounter a young Indian woman and her son in the park, and another person in the park has been telling the little boy that he may not play with his ball there. The mother is incensed and wants to tell "the old cow" off. But the wise Mrs. Ali steps in:
" 'The world is full of small ignorances,' said a quiet voice. Mrs. Ali appeared . . . and gave the young woman a stern look. 'We must do our best to ignore them and thereby keep them small, don't you think?' "
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