It's how you do the math…
July 17th, 2008
i was thinking about something the other day… I have survived a year since my wife died. But let’s take someone a quarter of my age – i figure they’ve survived longer – it’s all in how you do the math. Let me explain… You’re probably saying ‘no… you’ve both survived a year’, but in my thinking, they’ve survived longer (at least to them), because whereas I’ve survived 1/48th of my life, they’ve survived 1/12th of their life, which is quite longer – see??? Now… that’s how I see it… So… to that twelve year old, I would encourage him/her to realize they have in deed survived – it’s time for them to try to thrive. Now, they may have fully survived and are ready to thrive whereas I may not be finished (fully) surviving, but I, as the adult, know they need me to lead them in knowing how to move on towards thriving – problem is… I have to be careful not to get ahead of myself or I’ll fall forward – flat on my face! Boy… it really is a balancing act, huh???
