My Grandpa Called Today – He Poured Wisdom That Can’t Be Realized From Books

<p>It&rsquo;s been a while since we last spoke.</p> <p>I heard his voice and smiled to myself.</p> <p>As we let each other know what&rsquo;s currently up in our lives, I thought to myself:</p> <blockquote> <p>&ldquo;The older I become, the more I hear myself in my grandfather. He&rsquo;s me<strong>&nbsp;</strong>in another time period. The way he talks and walks. The way he thinks and laughs.&rdquo;</p> </blockquote> <p>We continued talking for the sake of talking and he led the conversation with nuggets of wisdom.</p> <h1>Topic 1: Death</h1> <p>We were discussing the death of my stepfather.</p> <blockquote> <p>&ldquo;When&rsquo;s the funeral?&rdquo; He asked.</p> </blockquote> <p><em>&ldquo;Two days ago,&rdquo;</em>&nbsp;I replied,&nbsp;<em>&ldquo;It was a small gathering.&rdquo;</em></p> <p>He will be cremated, I explained.</p> <p>To my surprise, he openly said the following:</p> <blockquote> <p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s becoming more common now isn&rsquo;t it? That is the way I have chosen to go as well.&rdquo;</p> </blockquote> <p>Casually dropped that in the conversation. Like telling your buddy you&rsquo;ll have to run to the store real fast. And never come back.</p> <blockquote> <p>&ldquo;This is the life of a human being. We must all go.&rdquo;</p> </blockquote> <p>He said it in an accepting tone. He is well over 80 after all.</p> <h2>What&rsquo;s the most shocking thing about this call was how youthful he seemed.</h2> <p>The best influence an elder person can make is to enjoy their lives. It makes me hopeful for my own aging.</p> <p>Five years ago he couldn&rsquo;t hear much, he talked and thought slowly and mumbled his memories endlessly.</p> <p><a href="https://elicetera.medium.com/my-grandpa-called-today-he-poured-wisdom-that-cant-be-realized-from-books-dd040f2969cb">Visit Now</a></p>