Friday, February 25, 2011

Mundane house fixture reassuring in troubled world

With all the troubles of the world, we can always be sure of a few things in life. One of the things we take for granted are doorknobs. They are invaluable.

Some of think they are only for opening doors. Where else can we hang a shirt, pants, towels, laundry, etc.? My wife keeps telling me to put things on hangers or hooks, but doorknobs are handy.

So the next time you lose faith in the world, remember you'll always have the doorknobs. Hooray for doorknobs!

(Letter published in The Maui News May 6, 2007, and Lahaina News May 10, 2007)