Ramblings of a Senior Citizen

THOUGHTS OF THE MOMENT

     It is said that there is a time for everything under Heaven. It is well to remember and accept that time is fleeting. We cannot hold on to something whose time is gone, even though it may hurt to let go. We must be willing to accept change and new situations as they come along. We will usually find that the memories of the old things, while treasured ( and rightfully so) are only that: memories of things gone forever like the morning mist on a mountain meadow.
     Remember that the morning mist gives way to the new day and the new discoveries and experiences that await us. These things will then become the memories of yesteryear to be treasured in their own right. As our memories of the mornings past become dim and settle around us to form our life's experiences, the things of the present and the promises of the future become the center of our universe, to be savored while they are here. For they, too, will fade away like the mists of morning as life goes along through the years.
     It is said that to grow old is a sad thing, but this does not have to be the case. It is true that the September and November years are troubled by problems of short memory and physical inabilities. The fine head of dark hair becomes sparse and white. The fine upright stance becomes stooped and perhaps flabby around the middle. The runner becomes the shuffler. But if God is kind, the mind remains sharp with all the memories of mornings past and the wealth of the mists of yesteryears long gone. As the children and grandchildren are observed, treasured and admired, it can be the best part of a full life.
     Our children are our most precious resource. In them we will live on and become immortal. They and their children give us extreme pleasure while we are here, they give purpose to our existence and they permit us to approach that inevitable end with a calmness and dignity that says "I made a difference. I will be remembered. My cup is not just half full; my cup of life runneth over."

HRP December, 1996

Last updated on June 12, 2006