On the Contrary

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 At my age I should be looking at the end of life.  But on the contrary I am looking for a New Beginning.  I will live to see it happen.  I have no proof of this, of course, but I could say to just take my word for it happening.  Some might say I am just being foolish.  I think of the words of the prophet who said the foolishness of God is beyond the wisdom of all humanity.  I just wish I could prove my beliefs right.

But I have no such proof.  Are my words enough?  Probably not, but this is a part of my Spirituality, as I don’t plan for death.  But how can I prove my beliefs?  I don’t even try.  But if I were facing the end of life I would prepare for it.  Am I being foolish or is there something I know that no one else can know?  I might be considered insane if I said it was the latter.  But is my insanity based on fact or fantasy?  People for two thousand years have been saying the same thing and they are all gone.

How is it I am so confident in my foolishness?  Some might say that only a fool can be so confident or worse.  An insane person would be so confident.  Some might say that a heart attack and a brush with death by a ruptured appendix is all the proof they need.  I don’t have much time left.  Neither does heaven or God in my thinking.  But how am I so confident?  If I have lied I will die.  As long as I am alive I am right.  Only death can prove me wrong.  Death has yet to succeed.  

Is there something I seem to know that no one else can know?  Old people seem to know things that youth cannot know.  I am old enough to know.  Let me just say that as long as I am alive I am right.  Only death can prove me wrong.  I am old enough to know.  It takes age and wisdom to understand.  I understand things that I say not many can understand.  I AM old enough but not too old.  If I were too old my mind wouldn’t comprehend.  

This is a part of my Spirituality.  My Spirit understands these things.  I could quote Jesus in saying that if it were not true I would have told you so.  Otherwise I would be doing what people my age are doing:  Planning for the end.  I would be making plans for the end of life, but yet I have made no such plans.  

so these are my thoughts this morning about the end of life.  I just don’t see it happening.  But you can call me foolish or insane, but I’ll take the risks.  I’ll relax with my pipe this morning and be a foolish old man.  I’m thinking I’ll have the last laugh one way or another.  My pipe this morning is my Dunhill with my Carter Hall and my coffee is Stumptown Holler Mountain.  Thank you for your time and Peace to each one of you.

Dave

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