#10 Things I wish I had taught my son... And still can
Sep/07/2008 08:41 AM Filed in: Parenthood | Family
It's about time...
You've probably experienced different kinds of time already. You've experienced the .7 seconds at the end of the game where you or one of your teammates inbounded the ball and released the shot in time for the final winning shot. Or perhaps you were on the losing end of that shot. You've experienced the longest minute when your hurt and angry mom talked to you about how you disappointed her. You may have experienced time standing still during a kiss or during a near 90° roller-coaster drop.
For some people, time flies all the time. For others it crawls. For some people time is on their side. For others, time is the enemy. For the person who is terminally ill, time is precious. For the chronic drunk, time is a thief.
For me, writing to you write now... Time is a treasure that will be frozen and preserved long after I die.
Your brother Uriel just walked in and came directly towards me. I hugged him and time shifted.
The lesson today is that you respect time. It is fleeting but you have exactly the same amount of time as anybody else who will accomplish more than you and as those who will scratch their heads and wonder where you found the time to accomplish so much.
There is a time for everything, a passage in Ecclesiastes (3:1-8) reads... And perhaps someday you'll feel like your time has come.
Over the years, I've learned to make time. No, I don't have a time machine. I've just tried to spend my time proactively. If you ever noticed, I seldom sat in front of the TV for long periods of time. And I will add that my time has been lucid because I rarely dulled my senses with alcohol.
Since you won't be able to hold on to time, I hope that you instead make the most out of time that you can.
Now it's time to close this. And send it through time.
Your papi
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You've probably experienced different kinds of time already. You've experienced the .7 seconds at the end of the game where you or one of your teammates inbounded the ball and released the shot in time for the final winning shot. Or perhaps you were on the losing end of that shot. You've experienced the longest minute when your hurt and angry mom talked to you about how you disappointed her. You may have experienced time standing still during a kiss or during a near 90° roller-coaster drop.
For some people, time flies all the time. For others it crawls. For some people time is on their side. For others, time is the enemy. For the person who is terminally ill, time is precious. For the chronic drunk, time is a thief.
For me, writing to you write now... Time is a treasure that will be frozen and preserved long after I die.
Your brother Uriel just walked in and came directly towards me. I hugged him and time shifted.
The lesson today is that you respect time. It is fleeting but you have exactly the same amount of time as anybody else who will accomplish more than you and as those who will scratch their heads and wonder where you found the time to accomplish so much.
There is a time for everything, a passage in Ecclesiastes (3:1-8) reads... And perhaps someday you'll feel like your time has come.
Over the years, I've learned to make time. No, I don't have a time machine. I've just tried to spend my time proactively. If you ever noticed, I seldom sat in front of the TV for long periods of time. And I will add that my time has been lucid because I rarely dulled my senses with alcohol.
Since you won't be able to hold on to time, I hope that you instead make the most out of time that you can.
Now it's time to close this. And send it through time.
Your papi
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