tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7787336863889773365.post8807042221914139940..comments2023-04-04T06:42:49.846-04:00Comments on My Gypsi Journey: Richmond, VAGypsi Mama Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06477981488422851259noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7787336863889773365.post-36747739691845409662014-11-09T16:03:59.428-05:002014-11-09T16:03:59.428-05:00The question of the whys of life and how do we liv...The question of the whys of life and how do we live it is as old as time itself. This is exemplified in your quote from Thoreau which was so on point and shows that nothing really changes from generation to generation. Thoreau lived and wrote in the 19th century and we still live in a hurry and, in doing so, waste time. <br /><br />I remember when I was a teenager and young adult, Mack would say, “come here Dick and do ‘whatever’ for me.” Of course I had to comply but I always did whatever hurriedly and he would always say, “slow down, you’alls are always in a hurry.” I dismissed it as annoying at the time but I fully understand and appreciate what he was saying because now I am always telling my son the same thing. (“Keep on living Darlin”) Young people are always in a hurry but to do what? <br /><br />I too have been reflective of late and find that there are many things I wish I had done differently but since life doesn’t allow us to go back and “do over” I have to take my eyes off of the rear view mirror looking at where I’ve been and look ahead through the windshield at where I’m going. <br /><br />I once attended a funeral and the eulogist pointed out that the dash between the sunrise and the sunset represents one’s life, i.e., 1935 - 2011. I believe that in the <br />end it’s really not important HOW we lived our lives but THAT we lived our lives as the dash indicates.<br /><br />Let me close with some lyrics from Rascal Flatts which say in part - “Life's like a road that you travel on, when there's one day here and the next day gone. Sometimes you bend, sometimes you stand, sometimes you turn your back to the wind… Life is a highway, I wanna ride it all night long…”. <br /> <br />Shout out and speaking of Scorpios: Today, November 9th at 6:19 p.m., is the 31st anniversary of my son’s birth. Happy Birthday Deo.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10821710723292852813noreply@blogger.com