highlight of my day was finding a piano in eddie and gladys garage. but even this does not compare to my encounter with eddie today. i took them to como zoo to walk around the lake and see a concert in the park. It was a memorial day service and the whole walk to the pavilion eddie was telling me how much he loves Sousa (spelling?) but the guy that made all those marching band songs. so eddie is beyond excited...glady was pissed and complained the whole way and i explained how big the world is and how little the clouds are. and all this time they seemed so big! well we get there and they are giving a salute to and eddie stands up with all the rest of the veterans.... so all the people came by him and said how they were so greatful for his service to america. i didnt have to heart to get him because he had the biggest smile on his face. this was followed by him going up to the conductor in the middle of his speech and asking if he had ever gone to a gopher game. yep. the conductor stopped after eddie had been standing there for 10 mins and he asked him what he needed and there was eddie in front of hundreds of people with that big smile on his face stopping the whole memorial day concert. i was so proud of him. the crowd laughed and people were very embarrassed for him but when he came back to the spot i gave him a high five and told him hes awesome. the last song eddie gave them a private standing ovation where he "conducted" the entire song. people were starring so i stood up right next to him and helped him conduct. by the time we had left, we met everyone in the park that had a dog or a small child.
beautiful.
they see everything in the eyes of eternity. i believe this. you may say they live in the moment with no recognition of time and space. but they live. without.
the live without fear. and i believe that is living in eternity.
to simply live. that would be wonderful. wishful thinking is dead. only actions count now. the American dream was great until it was only a dream. we dont have nice things to hang our hats on now. we cant keep saying its going to get better. we have to get better.
im leaving for Europe in 7 days
i graduate in 4
i get into honors in 2
i go to sleep now
No comments:
Post a Comment