My Grandpa Called Today – He Poured Wisdom That Can’t Be Realized From Books
<p>It’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’s currently up in our lives, I thought to myself:</p>
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<p>“The older I become, the more I hear myself in my grandfather. He’s me<strong> </strong>in another time period. The way he talks and walks. The way he thinks and laughs.”</p>
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<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>
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<p>“When’s the funeral?” He asked.</p>
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<p><em>“Two days ago,”</em> I replied, <em>“It was a small gathering.”</em></p>
<p>He will be cremated, I explained.</p>
<p>To my surprise, he openly said the following:</p>
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<p>“It’s becoming more common now isn’t it? That is the way I have chosen to go as well.”</p>
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<p>Casually dropped that in the conversation. Like telling your buddy you’ll have to run to the store real fast. And never come back.</p>
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<p>“This is the life of a human being. We must all go.”</p>
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<p>He said it in an accepting tone. He is well over 80 after all.</p>
<h2>What’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’t hear much, he talked and thought slowly and mumbled his memories endlessly.</p>
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