Monday, August 30, 2010

Reflections on Summer's End


(Click to embiggen - #2 Son when he was 3)

Summer's end means back to school time. Kids and parents - us included - are caught up in the moment, and forget the longer view. Watching your children grow should make you think of how you grew. Watching your children grow should make you think of your parents, watching you grow. Watching your children grow should make you think of them, watching their children yet-to-be-born grow.

Time is a great river, never quite still in its flow. It's easy to get all caught up in the action in the eddy of the moment, and not see the flow towards the sea.

3 comments:

  1. Jay GAugust 30, 2010 at 2:59 PM

    Excellent post. Simply excellent.

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  2. NotClauswitzAugust 30, 2010 at 5:07 PM

    Don't have kids, so lately as I've been helping my mom on her book, I'm watching my parents grow (even) older...

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  3. soulful sepulcherAugust 31, 2010 at 12:20 AM

    Sometimes, it's necessary to take the boat out beyond the shore and look back toward it all, and appreciate it for all it was and is, and will be.

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