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May 25, 2007
Bernard Joseph Johnstone. 1926-2007
My Father quietly passed away today at 12.02pm.
I can't write much now, but some lines from Burns my Father often quoted are strong with me now.
(our time) is like the poppies spread,
one moment bloom, then next it's shed.
Or like a snowflake in the river,
one moment white, then gone forever.
(Robert Burns.)
Dad was a great reader of gravestones and said that it reminded him that the time here is fleeting and precious. He told me that when one reads the dates of a persons life we may see 1926-2007, but it is not the dates themselves but the " - " in the middle that is important bit.
Maybe we should take a little time today to think about how to make our own " - " spectacular.
He will always be with me.
Posted by Andrew at May 25, 2007 9:30 AM