Obituaries

[tlg1100]

I've lived in several places and have met quite a few really nice people, many a few years older than me.

I've lost contact with many of them, but.
often look online at obituaries in several cities

One got to me today. Guy I hadn't seen since early 90's.

Past away at 80 years old, ,

I met him when he bought this really cool old gas station on a corner lot.

The place was small , he converted is home and the local paper featured it and its became a historical place now.

He did the conversion very tastefully and now the place has a very high value

He had two old t-birds and some old Vincent motorcycle and was quite active, almost hyperactive.

His picture in his obituaries , was him for sure , but much older.

Time doesn't just fly, it seems at times to go at supersonic speeds

[argonsagas]

The passage of time is a reality that we, as humans, must face.

As a child ! would see my grandmother regularly open the newspaper to read obituaries.
I could not understand her thinking then, but it put me off ever adopting her habit.


We may meet many interesting people and have many good moments in our lives, but these moments are often interspersed with unwelcome events, such as deaths..
Whether the events we experience are good, bad, or in between, they constitute the bulk of our memories, and they become a part of us as individuals.

A second part is that as we ourselves gain in age, the more losses we notice and we more closely experience them.
I think that leads many of us to age emotionally.