Sunday, January 28, 2007
Week Past 01/22-01/28/07
Another uneventful week and I'm thankful for that. I'd rather have it that way than what happened
Sun 01/28 W and I had a curtain "buying spree" at Pier 1 in Shakopee. They were having a sale. After a month or so that W has been "researching" on how much it would cost to cover our windows with materials or design that are "acceptable" she convinced me that the sale prices were a bargain. Alas when we got home we found that some of the curtain rods and curtains are short. Some of our windows are larger than your "standard" window dimension.
What If I Die?
Morbid question. But that's what W asked me. How will I cope? It was a bottom line question. It was putting a matter to the extreme: Given an opportunity that requires separation for a period of time will you take it? Trepidation would be the first reaction. Then the question: Is it worth it? But W has this knack of cutting through the chase. So she posed: What if you need it? Will it hinder you to take that opportunity because one will find it hard to cope without the other? So that's how the question came about: What if I die? Period. End of discussion. Ready or not pass your papers.
It was really a passing talk. Nothing serious. But it got me thinking. They say necessity is the mother of invention. Death is also the same. It forces you to learn or "invent" new ways to survive. To cope when somebody that's been a part of your life kicks the bucket.
We do not notice how dependent we have become to another person until something breaks our routine. Sometimes it's good to be reminded lest we become complacent. Then we realize the value of that person. We learn to appreciate them more. Love them more and be thankful.
I look at my Dad and Mom. More than 50 years together. As I see it, the role has been reversed. Dad was the sole breadwinner then. He put six kids through school. All college graduates. One even a doctor another a so-so (your guess is as good as mine on who that is) . How would my Mom cope if something happened to my Dad then? But now I have to ask: How will my Dad cope?
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What if I die?
Truly a morbid question. But I've given it much thought for it is inevitable. I have only a few requests:
1. That I die in my sleep. Enough said.
2. That I die before my wife or any of my children. I wouldn't know how to cope. I am so dependent to my wife. She holds everything. From the payment of amortizations, cable, telephone and other bills to what to eat for lunch. LOL! Me? I just give her my salary. Well, most of it...
Truly a morbid question. But I've given it much thought for it is inevitable. I have only a few requests:
1. That I die in my sleep. Enough said.
2. That I die before my wife or any of my children. I wouldn't know how to cope. I am so dependent to my wife. She holds everything. From the payment of amortizations, cable, telephone and other bills to what to eat for lunch. LOL! Me? I just give her my salary. Well, most of it...
I hear you Tito R..it is said that parents should never experience the death of their children for they are young and in that stage of "immortality". They are not supposed to die...yet. And what of our better-half? The term itself explains it. You lose a better or best part of you. But one has to move on or we lose our total self. Easier said than done...
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