January 12th, 2005

For A Friend

When I’m old and incontinent and wheeling myself around the Home For Retired Singlespeeders - full of other people confined to wheelchairs due to the lack of working knees - what am I going to sit back and reflect on? My career? I’ve not taken jobs I wish I had, and I’ve taken jobs I wish I hadn’t. I don’t let that worry me even now, when it’s in recent memory. By the time I’m trying to remember who I am in between bouts of daytime TV my past career isn’t going to bother me at all.

What I will remember is the people I have loved and lost. I’ve made choices there that others have disagreed with. I’ve caused myself and others some serious heartache. At the same time I’ve caused others great joy. And I know right now that you’re making another friend of mine happier than I’ve seen him for years.

Sometimes there are no right choices and all you can do is go with your heart. If it turns out right that’s great, and if it turns out wrong it’s going to hurt.

But at least you’ll never sit there wondering what if.

Posted by Nick on Wednesday, January 12th, 2005 at 10:29 am | Filed under stuff
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2 Responses to “For A Friend”

  1. G as in Chris Says:
    January 14th, 2005 at 5:17 am

    I know how my heart feels. And I know that there are way too many things that make this right. And you aren’t the only friends who have made comments about how happy he is. I just don’t think he sees it.

  2. G as in Chris Says:
    January 14th, 2005 at 5:31 am

    Testing…I’ve posted another comment that isn’t showing up. ‘Course it might by the time this one is there.

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