“So – Human, what have you been up to these past few days…”
“Well, Hunter, I’ve been thinking…”
“About What?”
“A lot of things…like…
there are advantages to living alone – that is without another human… not without another canine… (O - heaven forbid!!)…
For instance - I can cook with all the garlic and onions that I can tolerate – (Glenn couldn’t, at all!! (tummy issues))
I can cook (and eat)… cauliflower and broccoli and liver and onions – or whatever I like - without comment about the smell.
I can sleep in the middle of the bed – except when you are there…
I can go the bathroom with the door open
I can go out without telling anyone where I’m going or when I’ll be back…except for you...
I can wear whatever I want –
I have no one to please…
except for you.......
And the list goes on - however…….
This is not what I would have chosen for myself… even being the independent and self-sufficient person that I have always been…. my vows 39 years ago promised a life with another…til death do us part – and so it did.
After 40 years I have gotten used to being part of a couple - a duo – a pair – a team – back to back facing the world and side by side - not alone – answering to another because I care – and love.
And that has made all the difference in the world.
Until June 12, 2017, 5:08PM, When the world as I knew it stopped.
And yet. I. have. not. Stopped that is.
In spite of circumstances beyond my control – like death – my life has continued on.
And – it is up to me to make the best of it.
And so I will….. because (in big part) that is what Glenn would have wanted for me. And were things reversed – I would want for him as well.
To have a life - a full life – and so I have ordered season tickets for the local theater – I will travel - I will continue to cook real meals – not just carry out. I will still buy new clothes and new shoes (of course!!) I will still read the newspaper and do volunteer work and – called work - and yes I will have a life.
And in big part that is what we were created for - that is what God wants for each of us – to have a full life – however that plays out.
And so I will – as best I can.”
“So – Hunter – what do you want to do today?...........We’ll go for a ride if you promise to stay in the back!!”
“Well, I can’t promise, but I’ll try if you give me treats!”
Fair enough……………….let's go................
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