Fred, this was a great reminder and if my 77 year old skin weren’t so fragile, I’d have those same words inked on this old bod. None of us came with already added toe tags saying when we died so there is no reason to act like even thinking of such is appropriate. As long as we’re breathing, we’re none of us done yet!
it's similar to the ending of one of the books in the Half Life Chronicles by Wm Mark Simmons [quote from Dead Easy (book 4 in the series) -
Because the universe is in motion. Always in motion. Even when you sleep.
I have a third dream when I'm not tossing and turning to the possibilities of my family in far-off sylvan fields or a submarine city beneath the ever-shifting waves and currents.
I'm in a movie theater watching Walt Disney's Fantasia. Dancing alligators and hippos and ostriches . . .
And an elephant-headed boy with four arms who stomps like Michael Jackson, Gregory Hines, Mikhail Baryshnikov all rolled into one with killer disco moves.
"Hey," he says, from the screen, "listen up, wallflower! Everything's a dance, my little lotus blossom! Everything's in motion! Everything has to stay in motion! Change happens! Get over it! Get on with it! It's a cosmic dance: it only stops when you die and maybe not even then! We'll talk more when you get your groove back!"
And then I awake to the Voice of Entropy calling through the rooms of my waking world like a distant funeral bell. "Bring out your dead!" it murmurs seductively. "Bring out your dead!"
And I whisper very softly beneath the sheet I've pulled up over my face against the morning sun:
You have led a life so far that you should be very proud of. I am 87 years old and my husband always said to me it will never be dull and by gosh it wasn’t. There are stories I could tell, but mostly I think about our adventures and just smile.
Thank you, Fred. I needed this encouraging message today. I appreciate your endeavors to help and inform but also enjoy reading your experiences.
Thank you, Eve. I really appreciate that. Keep up the fight.
Fred, this was a great reminder and if my 77 year old skin weren’t so fragile, I’d have those same words inked on this old bod. None of us came with already added toe tags saying when we died so there is no reason to act like even thinking of such is appropriate. As long as we’re breathing, we’re none of us done yet!
Thank you so much. We have much to do still.
Good reminder to us all. We're not done yet and we're in this together. 💪
Stay in the fight.
it's similar to the ending of one of the books in the Half Life Chronicles by Wm Mark Simmons [quote from Dead Easy (book 4 in the series) -
Because the universe is in motion. Always in motion. Even when you sleep.
I have a third dream when I'm not tossing and turning to the possibilities of my family in far-off sylvan fields or a submarine city beneath the ever-shifting waves and currents.
I'm in a movie theater watching Walt Disney's Fantasia. Dancing alligators and hippos and ostriches . . .
And an elephant-headed boy with four arms who stomps like Michael Jackson, Gregory Hines, Mikhail Baryshnikov all rolled into one with killer disco moves.
"Hey," he says, from the screen, "listen up, wallflower! Everything's a dance, my little lotus blossom! Everything's in motion! Everything has to stay in motion! Change happens! Get over it! Get on with it! It's a cosmic dance: it only stops when you die and maybe not even then! We'll talk more when you get your groove back!"
And then I awake to the Voice of Entropy calling through the rooms of my waking world like a distant funeral bell. "Bring out your dead!" it murmurs seductively. "Bring out your dead!"
And I whisper very softly beneath the sheet I've pulled up over my face against the morning sun:
"I'm not dead yet. . . ." [end quote]
Ya hear?? I Ain't Done Yet...
You have led a life so far that you should be very proud of. I am 87 years old and my husband always said to me it will never be dull and by gosh it wasn’t. There are stories I could tell, but mostly I think about our adventures and just smile.
Thanks, Fred. I’m 71 & am not done yet either! I love your insights & sense of humor, & your laugh.
Thank you Jana. Just getting to the good part.