Sixty-two
By John W. Vander Velden
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One should check their driver’s license on their
birthday. Too easily forgotten the renewal
of the card. But there are other things
we should take the time to examine, and birthdays might be the best time. Reflection comes easily when we look at the
flaming cake and the few moments that follow our breathy attempt to extinguish. How can a year have passed? Have I reached any of the goals I set last year?
How can I be sixty-two?
To me it seems that life passes in a rush. Days sweep away into weeks -- months melt
away and suddenly there I find myself standing over the flames once again. Surly the time has brought less achievements
than I had hoped…. Too critical, I find myself when I measure my own life
against others. Yet I am a content
man. When push comes to shove is there more
needed?
Birthdays are also a time to look toward the future. To set goals -- even if they seem
unreachable. It gives me purpose, and
purpose is something everyone must have.
Tomorrow and the days that follow, well, they are the days in my
sixty-third year. And each day is as
important as I make it. I should do my
best to make each very important. For I
find myself upon a journey, on a road I share, for a time, with the most
special people. But it is my journey and
like the song says, “May you have many more…”
And so with as much courage as I am able to muster, I move forward -- one
special day at a time!
(388 Words)
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