Jack's wish finally came true - SNOW! At first it seemed a bit lame, very wet, not sticking to anything - but now it looks like a winter wonderland out there. I'm sure that the people stuck in rush hour (including my husband) do not share my sentiments, but oh well. I'm enjoying the warmth of my house and hoping that the fleas are no longer enjoying it with me. This is wishful thinking - just when I think we might be flea-free one of the animals lifts a leg and starts scratching. Damn.
I was browsing through some of my dad's files the other day when I came across a piece of paper with his familiar scrawl on it. It was undated, but I'm fairly sure he wrote this sometime in the past year or two. Here's what it says . . .
Thoughts for Today
- Enjoy yourself, it's later than you think
- You're nobody til somebody loves you
- One more for my baby and one more for the road
- Oh what a beautiful morning, Oh what a beautiful day
- Maybe I'm right and maybe I'm wrong . . .
Now most of those lines are from songs that he liked to sing or play on the piano. The first line, however, sounds like his. This was his attitude during that first year when he knew he had ALS but was still functioning fairly normally. Like he once said, time suddenly became compressed for him and he was able to see things more clearly. Why does it take the realization that our time on this earth is limited for us to finally take notice of what's important? Do we get so bogged down in everyday life that we put up blinders and allow the world to pass us by? It's so easy to lose yourself in the daily grind - the routines, jobs, obligations, what's next on the agenda.
Enjoy yourself, it's later than you think. No one knows how much time they have in this world. Forget the fleas - they'll soon be a distant memory. Look out the window, marvel at beauty of the snow, even if it messed up your evening commute. You're still alive, right? Enjoy it.
Time for a drink - who's with me?
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