I am strong believer in people that can do things. That is people that can bridge that gap especially during this time of season. Ironically while I was writing this I had a friend that called me from Gander, Newfoundland.
I knew him many years ago and he called me and we just finished talking. He ironically had been through a divorce recently and works in St. John’s as an electrical engineer. He travels to Vermont five times a year and he was asking with regards to my father as his and my father were good friends.
Now I have never had it were I have gotten a call from someone that I knew at such a young age but we talked about several things. Now how is that – I have no idea. I think that at a certain time maybe some are going through some sort of transition. Howie asked me if I wished to come and visit him. I told him at some point we will meet but what was amazing is that we both recalled each other.
Today I went out and I wanted to get some pictures I found this older man and he was praying I am not sure what it was for but the church turned on all the lights so that I could get the best pictures.
When I left I asked the man how he was, he said that he is good, but he had lost his wife. Here he asked me who I was, I just introduced myself as John. I did not know what to say to him but he had some structure of faith, much more that myself. I was leaving and then I thought this is a picture that is worth some words and he agreed to the picture being taken. At the end of it he shock my hand and I left.
Now within one day I had an experience that was great. I had a call from a friend I have not seen since I was six years old, and then I had this talk with the older gentleman. It seems that there are some things in life that are less in a way, I am not sure how to put that but they seemed to have a meaning. Something of the sort of substance. The irony with Howie is that his father had passed away in the year 2000. And he mentioned how much he had recollections of his father and mine. I gave him the telephone number to my folks so that his mother could call them and I think that is within the spirit of Christmas.
We are not getting older I think that our generation, or I could be wrong has gone through a change. Where the change leads…. I am not sure. All that I know is that I look at the better things in life and this is the season from which to do so.