The Secret

Today at the Pond - Herotomost is asking us to tell the universal truth of life - as seen through eyes of a child. He explains it much better here. 

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When Nana died 

She didn't cry.

She just blinked

And asked why... 

... Daddy Why?

Then together

In a thinking state of mind

We decided Nana lived

The kind of life you only find

At the end of roads travelled 

In a way we both surmised

That even God would have approved of.

Nana always used to tell us 

we all get a certain sum of ticks and beats

and using them the best we can

is what makes a life complete.

So I told her Nana lived life well

and her time had just ran out.

Then I waited with breath bated

Fretting over if she got it.

This all was a puzzle to her

So she sat a beat to see 

If she could sort it out. 

I watched her work

across the possibilities with

a curiously furrowed brow.

Then in just the right amount of ticks 

And with a teary big-eyed look 

She turned to me and said:

"If Nana died when time ran out,

Dad, let's just take our time."

I knew just then she’d found The Secret

and I hoped that she would keep it

until such a time as she would need it 

 for a life lived to completion.

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This is based on a real conversation with my Daughter, Emma, when my Nana died (her Great Nana). I've written about it before but today seemed appropriate to revisit her innocent wisdom.

Best Sam

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