MA VOURNEEN . When time and distance separate us, Then you will find the spirit of our togetherness, In a glass of wine. My darling, Make it a long-stemmed glass, To remind you that even the minute apart is the longest one. Fill it to its very brim […]
An old man meets a young man who asks him: ‘Do you remember me?’ When the elderly man says no, he doesn’t remember him, the young man tells him he was his student, And the teacher asks: ‘Good! What do you do, what do you do in life?’ […]
I asked a friend who is heading towards his eightieth birthday what sort of changes he is feeling in himself? He sent me the following: 1. After loving my parents, my siblings, my spouse, my children and my friends, I have now started loving myself. 2. I have […]
A father passing by his son’s bedroom noticed the room was unusually clean before spotting an envelope prominently propped up on the pillow. It was addressed, as ‘Dad’. Fearing the worst, his fingers shook as he opened the envelope and he then slowly read the letter, with trembling […]
Today in the supermarket I came across a grandfather and his toddler grandson walking in front of me. The precocious child was screaming all the time and demanding something … At that, the grandfather stopped and said: ‘Calm down, Jack, you just need to calm down’. Even when […]
ENCOUNTERS WITH HUMANITY: It’s a very strange feeling how someone can be in your life for months or even years and then one day … all of a sudden not be there anymore. Maybe the relationship ended on good terms…. or maybe it was completely catastrophic. Either way, […]
I had spent an hour in the bank with my dad, as he had to transfer some money. I couldn’t resist myself and asked, ‘Dad, why don’t we activate your internet banking?’ ”Why would I do that?’ He asked… I laughed: ‘Well, then you won’t have to spend […]
One day I was at the airport and witnessed a scene of a father-daughter farewell. Boarding on her flight was announced, and I heard her say to her father: ‘Daddy, our life with you – it was more than enough. Your love is exactly what I’ve always needed. […]
There you are at church. Your baby or toddler is restless. Perhaps even a little boisterous. You try to silence them, and nothing. You try to pacify them with food or toys, and nothing. Eventually, you resort to the last thing you want to do: you pick them […]
The elderly lady set a great example – no hiking boots – no backpack – no GPS – no sleeping bag – no hiking equipment at all – just guts, a backbone and determination. When 67-year-old Emma Rowena Gatewood told her children, she was going out for a […]
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