ADVERSITY

                                                     
                                                   ADVERSITY

                        With my recent falls, I became acquainted with adversity.
                        Not that I wanted to. It wasn't on my wish list.
                        From birth to my mid-seventies, I managed to avoid
                        painful physical adversity.

                        I was beginning to believe I would live to the age of
                        at least 120 without any problems. My recent falls have
                        given me pause (you can say that again, brother.
                        After six weeks of agitation, I am just now beginning
                        to get along in a normal fashion.)

                        I now have deep empathy for those of you that carry
                        on the best you can. I've known for many years that
                        most of you carry heavy burdens and that your life 
                        is oft times very difficult. I have gotten to the point
​                        in my life that I have sympathy and empathy for all.
                             
                         (Written on November 17, 2018)