The Long Night

Not an origninal title. I thought a familiar one more inportant than something obsure. We have all been dealing with the long night of controversy over Covid. Those in my house have survived Delta and Omicron. Quite well as a matter of fact. I am immune compromised with asthma and other issues. Prime candidate for the Jar on a shelf. Many of my friends and associates have long standing problems as result of Covid. We are among the fortunate majority. My heart goes out for others who have lost loved ones in the last two years. I wish things could be as they were but, alas, it's not to be. The world I knew has perished. You cannot restore, resurrect or rebuild it. I am now older and a few short months from retirement. Like many though, I will continue working because I must in order to survive. It's funny, I look back over the years since I started this blog and find I did not accomplish what I had wanted. Now time has flown by and it looks like I may yet accomplish a few things I intended. Life is a distraction sometimes, from living. If you get that, you've done well. I don't see things as I once did. A world climbing upward and outward as I envisioned has become a night of fear of the dark lasting far too long. Pain and health issues for many has overshadowed hope, determination, and common sense. I still hope to accomplish a few more things before shedding this mortal coil. The brevity of our life becomes more real as we grow older, or at least it should. You may read this and think I'm a pessimist. Actually, I'm an optimist. You see, for now, the world goes on and who knows what may yet come of things. What I did not accomplish, another may yet do. I started life in a world of darkness and managed to find a well lit path. I can see it's still there. Find a good book, put on some music or just read in silence and let your mind find the music. Be free in pages of print, whether, electronic or paper.