Ten years ago my father was diagnosed with cancer.
Six months later, he had surgery to remove it. They couldn’t. It had grafted in and spread in to the lymph nodes.
This past year he had radiation.
This past weekend he had another birthday. Which midsized boy and I hopped on a bus to celebrate with him this past weekend.
This morning I heard midsized boy telling biggest boy… Granpas really tired biggest boy. Why’s he so tired?
Tonight my father sent me this e-mail.
Birds and Sayings
An enemy takes up more space in our head
Than a friend in our heart.
You feel happiness through what you experience
Not because of what you are.
The sun dries without prejudice,
The garments of the rich and poor.
The cheapest facelift is a laugh
Should you encounter a problem along your way,
Change your direction, but not your destination.
As the pupil is ready
So will the teacher apply himself.
Everything that annoys us about others
Can help us to understand ourselves.
Begin each day anew
And forgive yourself for yesterday.
Wisdom is the reward for
Listening over a lifetime.
I won’t let myself be rushed
I am at work and not fleeing from a task.
It is the very things that we think we know
That keep us from learning what we should know.
If you search for a perfect friend without faults
You will remain friendless.
One’s ego is like a river, it may swell but
Never burst over the riverbanks.
The very best we can give each other is our love
Not our advice and certainly not our judgment.
A little love is like a drop of water
Giving enough strength to a wilted flower to
Righten itself.
Forgetting and laughing are better than
Remembering and being sad.
Haste mainly serves to save a couple of
Minutes after hours were lost.
If there is peace within yourself,
There is room for another mind.
The most important human right
Is the right to dream.
I never learned anything more important
Than to be smarter.
Reach for the sun and, should you miss,
You will still end up amongst the stars.
Don’t live in the past; don’t dream of the future,
But concentrate on the present.
The greatest change will happen when
You stop believing that you need to change.
Much of what we imagine
Will become reality.
What we most need in life, is somebody who
Points out what we could do and what we are capable of.
Life must be lived with love and humour
Love to understand and humour to endure.
Not knowing something is normally a
Milestone on the way to knowledge.
Upbringing is a result of love, patience and wisdom
The last two allow love to rule.
Saying goodbye is the most difficult thing in life
And we never learn to be good at it.
damn.
