"This is the day the Lord has made;
We will rejoice and be
glad in it." (Ps. 118:24 NKJV)
"Arrgghh!" My son yelled. I walked over to my desk to see what was
the matter. He was hunched over the electronic tablet he uses to
watch videos on Youtube. It wasn't working right and it was
frustrating him. I leaned over his shoulder to see if I could help. Even
though he was only 31 he was already going bald. Because of his
Autism he still had the mind and heart of a child, though. I
asked him to get up so I could see if I could fix it. I tried everything
mycomputer challenged mind could think of but still couldn't
get it to work. I quickly called my smart phone savvy daughter
to see if she could help. After running it over to her house she had the tablet working fine again in a matter of minutes. It seemed like
such a simple solution too, but I had missed it. As I walked back
across the road to my house I felt kind of old and a little
foolish. It felt like I was falling further and further behind in this
technological age. I remembered an old Italian Proverb that
goes: "We get too soon old and too late smart?"
This morning I
woke up feeling a lot better, however. I watched as the sun slowly rose
in the sky while I walked my dogs and felt my spirits rise along
with it. I realized that while my body might be middle aged and
creaky and my mind might not be up on the latest technology, my soul was as young and vital as ever. I remembered too another saying
from one of my favorite authors, Leo Buscaglia: "Each day is a
fresh beginning, a little life unto itself." I joyously thanked
God for this new day and walked back inside with a smile.
Life is
meant to be lived one day at a time. Our bodies may get old and our
minds may not be able to learn everything, but all of us can
embrace what is essential in the time we have here. We are here
to love! We are here to love God! We are here to love ourselves! We are
here to love everyone else! We are here to make the most of each
new day. May you always do so.
"'Love the Lord your God
with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and
with all your strength.'
The second is this: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no
commandment greater than these.” (Mark 12:30-31 NIV)
Joseph J. Mazzella
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