Well, today is certainly a mixed bag. I received some very helpful advice on what to start studying from the folks over at Affordable Adventure Cruising and started to read up on that. That was great!
On the other side of things, my Grandfather was unresponsive this morning. He has been in chemo for several weeks and has cancer. The family is gathering, sadly he is losing this one. He received his final medal for his actions in France earlier this year, I hope he knows how much we all care about him. His wisdom and knowledge and stories will soon only come to us from his memoirs which he lovingly wrote out over the last few years. I like to read his recollections of the war in November as part of Remembrance Day, to bring into focus that these historic events were experienced and worked through by real people who didn't know if they would make it through the week. Despite the horrors he faced, he never gives up pushing himself to go and do the things in life he wants to if he is able. Even with the cancer, he pushed to get chemo and any surgery that might help. He is not one to roll over and just pass on! I hope to have the same attitude when I am 92. He never stopped going hunting or fishing or metal detecting or smiling or giving kind words to his grandkids. He is by no means perfect, but he would rather be the one to ask "Why not?" instead of "Why?".
It just points out again that though wonderful, it is a brief life. The things we feel are so important need to be held up to the harshest of light if we wish to avoid the disappointment and loss of misplaced priorities and time.
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