Meaning
of Life
I
will start this post by stating once again that I have a very blessed
life. I can’t say that my life is
perfect, because no one’s life is perfect.
I am grateful that I don’t get to plot every day in my life because I
wouldn’t know how to plot the perfect day every day of my life. I enjoy the variety that comes my way every
day. What makes my life blessed is how I
respond to and deal with the multitude of things that come at me every
day.
With
todays advanced technology many things are getting predictable. I remember when I was a teenager working on
the farm during the vacations from school, I loved going to bed at night and
not knowing exactly what kind of weather I was going to be working in the next
day. Sometimes the smell of wet ground
in the morning, and seeing the rain clouds moving away gave me a special sense
of energy to start my day. Today, I can
look at the weather report and know what area of my town the rain or snow is
going to be falling in. I can see how
fast the wind is going to be blowing, when it will pick up and when it will
subside. I realize that being able to
predict the good and bad weather is a good thing, but a small piece of mystery
and adventure is removed from everyday life.
Today
is my birthday and that also is a good thing, I don’t like the
alternative. My youngest daughter woke
up my 7 year old granddaughter and mention that today was grandpa’s
birthday. My granddaughters response was
an incredulous response, “really, it’s never grandpa’s birthday!” My idea of celebrating my birthday is a
family dinner at home, or out to dinner with family members, minimally and
every bit as good is dinner at one of our favorite restaurants with just my
wife. I am often asked what I want for
my birthday, and I am sure you have heard the most common dilemma, what do you
give the person that has everything.
I
am fortunate to get whatever I want or need whenever I feel like it. It sounds like I am bragging, but you would
have to know me to understand what that means.
Within reason and within my means.
My seven year old granddaughter asked me today what I wanted for my
birthday, and I told her that I was just glad to spend time with her, and her
cousins (and family in general). As I
dropped my granddaughter off at her school she told me that she couldn’t wait
to get home so we could play a game of Angry Birds, and some Mario Brothers.
If
it weren’t for my grandchildren, I would simply be growing older, but because of
them I was able to cheer us up on the way to school by playing Moves like
Jagger, through the Bluetooth from my iPhone to the vehicle stereo system. It’s funny how things change: when my
children were young they had no choice but to listen to the oldies but goodies
radio station whenever we traveled. Today you can find the likes of Justin
Timberlake, Sy (Gangnam Style), Katy Perry, Pink, Black Eyed Peas, Train, and Christina
Aguilera, on my iPhone. Do you have any
idea how awesome that makes me in the eyes of youth? I can also move like Jagger if occasion calls
for it!
Once again, my life is
not perfect but it is awesome, when you have a happy and healthy family you are
definitely blessed, and that is what I am.
Waking up every day of my life to my wonderful wife gives me the edge I
need to start my day with a grateful heart.
I forgot to mention that I also have longevity going in my family line,
many of my relatives lived into their 90’s, I guess that makes me almost middle
aged. The best is yet to come….
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