Pages

Saturday, November 21, 2009

The Enormity of Numbers

"Get busy living, or get busy dying"

- Andy Dufresne - Shawshank Redemption (1994)

Having a little quiet time in recent days - I've been struck by numbers...

- I started work on Nov 12, 1984. That's 25 years ago.
- My dad's been gone for 27 years; My mom - 25 years ago
- In a mere 14 months, I'll be 50. My mom died when she was 59.
- I've been on my own longer than I have been with my parents - 25 years and counting.
- My uncle will be 90 in a year
- I finished High School 29 years ago.
- The Leafs haven't won the SC for 42 years
- 9/11 was 8 years ago now
- The Berlin wall came down 20 years ago

What does this all mean?

Nothing I suppose.... except perhaps that...

Life is indeed short.

4 comments:

PatricktheRogue said...

Too short indeed!

PatricktheRogue said...

Too sh

Anonymous said...

It's interesting when you lay it all out there. Life is absolutely short, hopefully you are spending your years wisely.

capewood said...

Time flies when you're having fun. Or if you're not.