Happy
Birthday Mom !
I remember
one special evening with you and Dad under the stars on a warm summer evening
in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia somewhere around August 1968. We were lying on our
backs on top of a new deck that Dad built using recycled redwood lumber gazing
into the heavens. Everyone in the world was excited about putting a man on the
moon for the first time. It made the whole world look to the skies with a
different perspective. I remember
sharing a conversation with you about the unexplained and UFOs and maybe even
seeing something darting in the dark evening sky that we still can’t explain
today. What I really remember, though, is thinking……what would it be like to
live in the future? Really far into the
future…….What would the world be like in the year 2000? Were we all going to
live like the Jetsons and fly in personal jets to work? Move from one place in
time and space to another in time machines? That we would finally discover the
secrets of the Chariots of the Gods. That we would all have robots as butlers
and computers to make meals? It all seemed so far and so many years away and so
much science fiction bravado !
No,not
really….. life just filled with the reality of so many wonderful memories and
friendships. That is what happened. No science fiction, but reality. A life
full of beautiful and bitter sweet memories, sadness, happiness, weddings,
divorces, children growing up, new
friends, new neighbors, new surroundings but always the same loving and
understanding Mom, just increasingly more experienced.
The world
changed around us as we grew up and moved on and away from home. Yet, always
Mom and Dad were there to call and be relied on, be our anchor and beacon, and
keep us on track through all the changes around us. But…… what was really
special was that you believed and supported our dreams. That you believed in
the spirit behind us and the same spirit which would drive us forward in life.
It was always your love and support that moved us and that we feel everyday…..
no matter where we are.
When I
reflect on the things I thought about when I was ten years old, I can’t help
but wonder about what things you would have been thinking when you were ten
years old, 70 years ago ! What would you have thought the world would be and
where would you be when the clock turned 2013?
Sometimes
taking a moment to reflect on the path you have taken in life, helps to put
into perspective and appreciate the things you have learned and experienced along
the journey to where you are. As I reflect on the years as your son I am so
proud so have had your love and support in the dreams and journeys I have taken
in my life that have shaped me as a reflection of you.
Happy
birthday Mom. Thank you for making dreams come true and helping out when they don’t.
Thank you for believing, even when we won’t. Thank you for your wisdom and
faith and believing that there is more to this world than the reality of what
we see. Thank you for changing the way I look at the sky.
Love Carl & Sharon
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