Goodbye

I said Goodbye to my friend Mark today. His memorial service was wonderful. A slide show of photos covering his entire life was wonderful to see. Several people shared memories of Mark. These things and the huge number of people in attendance made it very obvious that he was loved throughout his life, by many people – myself included. I do not know if it is normal (I’ve never been accused of being normal) but following the service, I could not help but reflect on my own life. What a mass of strange emotions this causes. I think this is good as I have spent a great deal of time over the last year learning about myself – I am still learning. I married very young, had children young, and spent all my time trying to provide for my family. In hindsight, I did not spend enough time maturing or learning how to be a good person, husband, or father. The price for that mistake has been high.