Life is so very short.
I was just told by a nurse at a long term care
facility where my father is staying,
that he dropped 14 pounds since March 1st.
And they want to place him under hospice care.
I am trying here to think of something
that is meaningful for you reading this.
I really appreciate this forum and the variety of
of people who make postings here.
I have not had to face my own mortality yet.
However, my father has lived 88 long years
and led a fulfilling life.
I still remember some Bible teachings from the past.
"Store up your riches in Heaven,
for there none can take them from you."
Yes, maybe there is value in that.
Still I don' want my father to die, don't want him to leave me.
Maybe it really is all about transition as the Spiritualists teach.
Still that does not make it any easier.
I still remember what Tom Hanks said in the movie Forrest Gump,
and my father loved that movie, because he got to be on the set with me.
Forrest Gump: "I don't know who is right, maybe it's Momma, or Lieutenant Dan.
I don't know if all things happen for a purpose or if we all are just floating around
accidental like on a breeze. Maybe its both. Both are right at the same time."
I just wanted to share my sentiments with you the reader on this site.
And father, I love you and have loved you for 88 years.
Thank you for being patient with me and for putting up with me.
And I hope that I will see you in the next world.
I love you...
Tim