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Feb 3Liked by Oldandintheway

What lovely and loving thoughts, Old Man,, My two younger brothers are both dead, as are all 4 of my children. But this week my favorite Sister-in-law came all the way from Texas to spend a couple of days with me. She is much younger than my brother was and has remarried a delightful man closer to her age. It has been such a joy to me that she and her three children have stayed in touch with me. Good friends bring such joy to our lives. Cheers from a very, very old lady

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The cruelty in this world makes me wonder if we are actually in hell. It could so easily become heaven if only people cared for nature and each other. I’ve gradually realized that there are two types of people, the givers and the takers. The takers grab whatever they can without any regard or concern for anyone but themselves. Maybe the givers will soon become extinct, or evolve into a higher plane of existence, leaving the takers to fight among themselves until there’s nothing left. The ways of the world are indeed hard to fathom.

I often chat with my old friends by Zoom or FaceTime and I always take a screenshot while we talk. Twice, without knowing it, those were the last photos of my friends before they suddenly passed away. I’m glad I have those memories.

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Many leaders, especially religious ones, have tried to convince people that life on Earth is just a waiting room for the better life in the next world. I always felt that it was a ploy to get people to accept that they are suffering and to not push too hard to change the system. Maybe that's just me -- and Elmo.

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