You're Never Too Old

As I glanced over the news yesterday at HappyNews.com, I found the sweetest article about giving. June Pearce of Florida was coming up on her 84th birthday and like many elderly, had no need for baubles or trinkets. Having suffered from strokes that robbed her short-term memory (as well as lung cancer), she remembered having a good time riding on the back of a motorcycle during the Depression. She placed an ad on Craigslist asking for someone to "give granny a ride on your hog". A very sweet man, Ron Borowski, had lost his own mother to cancer and decided to fulfill Junes' birthday wish... Click Here to read the full story

This reminded me of my dad and his 80th birthday. We asked him th think of something he really wanted that he had never gotten. At first it was the usual "You don't need to get me anything." But after some persistent questioning he finally admitted that he had always wanted two things: an army ring (he was in the army during WWII) and a ride in the rumble seat of an old car. A cousin of mine suggested calling a local fellow,Roy Bernick, a collector of old cars. Roy very generously brought out the most beautiful red and black Auburn to my sister's house where our family was gathered. My dad had tears when he realized we had arranged for him to get a ride in this car.

So through the generosity of folks like Roy and Ron dreams can come true. It seems a shame that we don't make dreams come true before people are either very old or very sick. I'm going to

make that one of my goals...care to make it one of yours too?