How will you be remembered?
When a Catholic Pope dies, the world knows about it and they have a nice funeral and are put to rest in the Vatican.
We don’t have a choice of whom we are born to, just as we have no choice of when we will die. It’s only the years in between birth and death that we can choose our path in life.
I’m 81 years old and the oldest living person in my family. My mother lived to be 82 longer than anyone in the family. She and my father are buried in the Veterans cemetery in Springfield. I went by and stopped in the cemetery a few times, but all I could do was stand there and weep. I couldn’t even drive past there without weeping. We know when they passed and where they are.
Now, I live alone and have found I enjoy my life alone as many older men do.
All of this came to me today. Nothing is exaggerated. Death is a part of life.
How will people even know when you have passed?
Movie stars are easily remembered. Their work reappears on TV.
Great soldiers are remembered.
The thousands of soldiers who died on Omaha beach on June 6th of 1944 have acres of crosses in Normandy France, each with his name on the marker. A few who lost their dog tags have markers that say Unknown soldier.
Here’s the chink in the armor. I’m alone and if I should pass from a bad fall or natural causes, I could be lying for weeks before anyone would know about it. I’d likely be bloated and stink to high heaven. I’m glad I won’t be in the cleanup crew for that one!
I’m free and happy and I’m going to watch movies, eat food, drink coffee and beer in quantity. I’m going to take walks and exercise and enjoy what I have.
I’m going to continue writing my posts and sending them out. My goal for many years now has been to reach 3000 posts. I have posted 2859, I only need 141 posts to hit my goal over the last 39 years. How about that??? That’s a long term process. Who could say I can’t stick to a goal over a long period???
