A
conundrum: It pleases and undoes me to see the children of dear
friends taking their places in the adult world. How has this much
time passed, I wonder. Suddenly these little ones are marrying,
buying houses, adopting dogs and having children of their own. It's
unnerving and it makes me sad to know I won't see their lives play
out but it also makes me hopeful for the future. These are strong,
moral, involved, caring and responsible children turned adults and
perhaps things are not as black as I usually imagine. Perhaps a
world left in their hands will recover. I hope so.
Youth
is a fearless and optimistic time, after all. Everything seems
possible and within reach when you're 20. By 30, you're a little
more weighted down and by 40 you're a lot weighted down but still in
bloom, still not looking back. In your 50's, you begin to catch on
to the idea that it may not last forever. And then, practically
overnight, you're on the AARP mailing list, waiting on the social
security checks, thinking it's time to make a will and wondering
where you went wrong.
I
fear I am jaded past the point of no return by the evil and insanity
in the world so it's a comfort to know there are children who will be
good caretakers of what we leave behind. I hope they'll forgive us.
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