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Embracing the Day of Preparation: A Reflection on Life and Wisdom

Posted on August 16, 2024

The day of preparation has arrived once again. My wife, Snookums and I are sleeping later and later as the days pass in a blur. Not so bad days are replaced with good days in an irregular pattern, but we adjust.

This is where I planned to spend my latter days, and all in all, it was a good decision. But it wasn’t the one I had planned. I had assumed that I would spend these days in good health and vigor, , but instead I find myself gazing out the window and seeing my landscape return to its former wilderness.

And of course, the political landscape has not failed to amuse me. Candidates seem to be in a different world than I. They speak meaningless platitudes, expecting me to simply accept their rhetoric without examining their past.

The dog days have arrived, but I hardly notice from my cool and comfortable haven in the middle of the Texas pampas. My outdoor thermometer says it is 100° outside, but the coming and goings of the seasons have little impact on my daily life. Winter/Summer/Winter/Summer. It is a blur of the explosion of life in spring and the stark beauty of winter.

But G_d has not failed me. Age has brought wisdom and revelations, just as he promised. I have been spared the time of tribulation. I am at peace.

So I prepare for the Shabbat, and wish you a pleasant day of rest. Shabbat shalom