So Carla and I were sitting here this morning enjoying a cup of hot beverage and doing some online shopping for our new home when there is a knock at the door. Turns out, it is yet another new neighbor who comes to welcome us to the neighborhood. (So far, this is shaping up to be the friendliest neighborhood we've ever lived in...) Turns out it is a man who I'll call Tom (mostly because his name is Tom!) who is 78 and is the son-in-law of our recently deceased next door neighbor. He was incredibly friendly, and very interesting! He was a computer installer/programmer since 1959! As he talked about how computers have changed in the 20 years that he has been retired, he made the statement that life is like a parade...
...he said that when you watch a parade, you really just focus on what is right in front of you. You might try to glimpse for a moment at what just passed, or try to see what might be immediately next, but for the most part your focus is on the moment.
Wow. The wisdom of a man 30 some years my senior. Lord, give me the strength today to live in the moment....with everything I have. But let me appreciate Who you have been in the past and Who you will always be...
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those are great words of wisdom. that i can def. appreciate at that point in my life.
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