It Was Time
January 25, 2023 at 12:52 pm 37 comments
For Friday Fictioneers 100-Word Challenge: 23 January 2023
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It was the house that his grandfather built. He remembered the many happy moments he spent there with his family. It was supposed to last for generations had fate not intervened.
During the war, the military appropriated it for use by its commanders. Once the hostilities were over, they got it back, but it was now just a shell of what it used to be.
Unable to pick up the pieces, it was time for the family to move on. They accepted the offer of a local businessman to tear it down and make room for a new convenience store.
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Musings of a Random Mind 
1.
neilmacdon | January 25, 2023 at 1:22 pm
I imagine that made them sad
2.
plaridel | January 25, 2023 at 6:21 pm
neil:
no doubt about it.
anyway, i can relate to this story. during world war 2, the Japanese Imperial Army converted our ancestral home into living quarters for its officers. Although it survived the war, the heirs decided to sell it for the right price. A medical clinic now stands where it used to be.
3.
Alicia Jamtaas | January 25, 2023 at 4:09 pm
Always the way of the future. So sad, but true
4.
plaridel | January 25, 2023 at 6:21 pm
alicia:
such is life.
5.
James McEwan | January 25, 2023 at 11:58 pm
Yes, life goes on.
6.
plaridel | January 26, 2023 at 1:44 pm
james:
and, as long as we move along with it, the better for our own sanity.
7.
Iain Kelly | January 26, 2023 at 1:06 am
The cycle of (a building’s) life. Nicely done.
8.
plaridel | January 26, 2023 at 1:44 pm
iain:
thank you for the kind comment. much appreciated.
9.
Mason Bushell | January 26, 2023 at 1:44 am
A hidden part of war, homes lost for military use. Well done.
10.
plaridel | January 26, 2023 at 1:44 pm
mason:
the military got to do what it gotta do.
11.
Mason Bushell | January 27, 2023 at 12:57 am
unfortunately so.
12.
plaridel | January 27, 2023 at 10:42 am
mason:
sadly, i know.
13.
Dawn M. Miller | January 26, 2023 at 9:58 am
Worse tenants ever!
Although I suppose they were lucky they even got it back.
14.
plaridel | January 26, 2023 at 1:43 pm
dawn:
indeed.
15.
Bill | January 26, 2023 at 2:48 pm
Things are temporary. Memories last much longer. But nothing is forever. Well done.
16.
plaridel | January 27, 2023 at 10:42 am
bill:
well said.
17.
Na'ama Yehuda | January 26, 2023 at 4:42 pm
Probably better Karma, too … given what might’ve transpired between its walls while occupied by soldiers. …
18.
plaridel | January 27, 2023 at 10:42 am
na’ama:
that’s one way of looking at it.
19.
Na'ama Yehuda | January 27, 2023 at 11:42 am
🙂
20.
Keith's Ramblings | January 27, 2023 at 5:29 am
It could never have felt like home again, they made a sensible decision.
21.
plaridel | January 27, 2023 at 10:42 am
keith:
like they say, you can’t go home again.
22.
Liz Young | January 27, 2023 at 9:31 am
Military occupation would have changed its atmosphere for ever.
23.
plaridel | January 27, 2023 at 10:41 am
liz:
unfortunately, you’re right.
24.
Tannille | January 27, 2023 at 10:22 pm
That’s progress. Nothing lasts forever.
25.
plaridel | January 30, 2023 at 11:43 am
tannille:
true indeed. we need to get used to it.
26.
athling2001 | January 28, 2023 at 1:18 pm
How sad. War disrupts so many lives. Well done.
27.
plaridel | January 30, 2023 at 11:43 am
athling2001:
war is evil and should be banned.
28.
Brenda's Thoughts | January 28, 2023 at 1:47 pm
How sad. When I read it, I thought of the song “they paved paradise and put in a parking lot.” Nicely written!
29.
plaridel | January 30, 2023 at 11:43 am
brenda:
i’m glad you liked it. much appreciated.
30.
msjadeli | January 29, 2023 at 12:30 pm
It is difficult to see places you have an emotional investment in get torn to bits. I’m sure none of those soldiers thought twice about it.
31.
plaridel | January 30, 2023 at 11:43 am
msjadeli:
such is life.
32.
rochellewisoff | January 30, 2023 at 6:15 am
Dear Plaridel,
Sadly believable. Well done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
33.
plaridel | January 30, 2023 at 11:42 am
rochelle:
thank you for reading and commenting as usual. it means a lot.
34.
Russell Gayer | January 30, 2023 at 8:55 am
Must’ve been in a good location. It saddens me to see many of the cool buildings of my youth razed for so-called progress.
35.
plaridel | January 30, 2023 at 11:42 am
russell:
it is indeed.
36.
creatingahome | January 31, 2023 at 5:46 am
Aww this is sad.
Life rolling over and forward.
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plaridel | February 1, 2023 at 4:10 pm
creatingahome:
true that.