You know how an old car sputters and
backfires?
Sometimes the radiator lets off steam and sometimes oil
leaks from the engine.
The fuel pump gets clogged and the carburetor
wheezes.
The body gets scratched and dented.
The shocks and
struts don’t cushion like they used to.
You keep putting fuel in
the tank, but you don’t get the mileage or the performance that you
used to get.
Maybe your windshield gets cracked and you can’t see
out as well as you used to.
There are just so many tuneups in the
life of the old car and there comes a point where it starts to fall
apart. You try to clean it up and polish it, but it won’t ever be
new again. That’s all right – it gave some glorious trips and
some dependable transportation along the way and it’s not quite
ready for the junk yard.
I’ve been sputtering and wheezing
this last week – luckily not to much backfiring, but I can tell
that the old jalopy is not new any more. I’ve been taking my
medicine and trying to get as much mileage as I can. Sometimes, when
you’re sick and tired, you look back on the course you’ve driven
and appreciate the wonderful views you’ve enjoyed and the great
scenery of your life. It’s been a great trip so far and I’m not
ready to detour yet, but I do appreciate all the fine people who have
copiloted with me.
Someday, we will all be gone and a new generation
will be taking their excursions.
I hope they have as good a time as I
have had.
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Dearest Brother Bob, You are still sharp as a tack and a formidable chess opponent. Certainly no sputtering nor backfiring at the chess board. And we even agree on most political ideas. Hope you are still up for some chess tomorrow.
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