Ridin' the Myth

I loved "Pantalones in Black"! I thought the 'bigger than life' love Rider showed for Mannie exemplified the love my husband and I share. I also could identify with his grief. Many times after my father died, I wondered why God had taken such a great man? What had my Father done, except be a caring, loving, example of Godliness and love and why did God take him? Incidently, he died from Parkinson's disease and spent his last days starving because he could not swallow. I like that Faulkner questioned God, I think we should. God is not only God, He is our Father. I am his daughter. My daughter asks me questions quite often. I had quite a revelation one day when I realized I wasn't God's servant, but his beloved daughter. Who wouldn't give their all, life or limb for their child or loved one? Rider loved Mannie this much. I wanted to give Rider back his life with her and for them to live happily with children. Unfortunately, real life is much more like a Faulkner life than my wished for fairy tale endings.