Embracing the Dawn of Life

My daily trips to the seashores here in Kauai have proved to be the best therapy I have had in years. The smell of the ocean can never be compared to that usual pungent smell in the homecare where I used to stay. I can never thank my daughter enough when she told me that she and her husband have decided to take me in as their 80th birthday gift. I then hugged my daughter as tight as I can and whispered in her ear that I can still drive and I do not yet ¡°pee¡± on my boxers. She just grinned at me like she always does since she was a kid.

The next day, I was even more surprised when she gave me car keys saying that she and her husband works until the wee hours of the evening. She asked me if I would like to drive to the nearby beach so as not to bore myself to death.

At first I was hesitant, not that I doubt my driving skills (I still got it, I am sure) but because I was thinking it would be a shame to burden them with another auto insurance. But my daughter lovingly smiled at me while telling me not to worry since she is sure that I am only capable of driving less than 35 miles per day and because I am a senior citizen, she is expecting very minimal auto insurance quotes. After that small chat, all the remaining afternoons in my life, I know, will be spent watching the sunset in the seashores of Kauai beach.

The end of my days is sure to come. That is a fact of life. I am indeed old and have spent my life the way I wanted to. But I smile a half smile. One half is for my daughter who I will leave behind and the other half is for also for my daughter who I know I have taught well.

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