"life is a journey. We start without any choice (two people get together) and ends without our choice.
We have to enjoy the trip, every moment of it, however long it wants to be. People who wait for the destination will almost always loose.
Life is happening while we are making plans".

This is something that a wise man, a role model for me, said recently. True, we don't have a choice to start it and we do not have a choice where and when we come here. We do have a choice in all stages of life, even when it seems like we don't. Every time I think about my life and the events in my life, I think about those that have already left us, those who have bigger challenges, and those who take things for granted. "Stuff" come and go.
Let people we love know that we love them and be kind to everyone. Hate, dislike, anger, sadness take a lot of energy. Smile, respect, laughter, good thoughts are easier. Good thoughts, good deeds and kind words. Faravaha

Good advise

I was talking to a good friend a couple of days ago. He reminded me of a point that I usually want to live by. He reminded me that we only have a number of days on this earth. We never know what will happen tomorrow. I am worried about the economy as everyone else these days. I am worried about the little money that I have in pension with this economy. I was considering investing elsewhere if...
He said consider this, are you willing to be away from your daughters to pursue a little money?
hmmm. Again, the things we have or don't have is stuff.. Relationships are what is important.

My father

I love my father. He is the best. My satellite dish has been on the fritz. It keeps cutting out. My father knows that it would be hard for me to go on the roof. e is 82 years old. He came to my house today knowing that this is one of my lone companions during the day. My lovely father wanted to go on the roof, very tall roof to fix it. I had rto pull him back and my daughter, being terrified called her mom so she can stop him. My father is a symbol of what a father should be. He has sacrificed his whole life dot us. I remember he worked all day at two places to make ends meet. He has never turned his back on any of us. He is the most gentle loving father nyone could have. My father, Mohammad Bagher Afzal.
He has gone through loss of my sister, destroying every thing he has built to let us leave the country in order not to have a chance to go to the military. He lives in a tiny apartment and has foregone all pleasures and easy retirement after yeaars of holding a high position in the Iranian oil company.
My father, Mohammad Bagher Afzal.