thoughts on the news of the day: tranquility

hmmm…..

            There is nothing much in the news today except the hurricane Irene.  But that’s really enough.  It is a massive storm that has threatened to hit, of all places New York City.  The damage will be immense. 

            New York hasn’t had a hurricane hit for 60 years or so.  My Dad lived in New York many years ago during the last one.  He remembers it because it ruined his sailboat which was his pride and joy at the time.  In fact, we still have a romantic shot of him taking it for a sail around New York Harbor.

            My Dad loved to sail while he was in New York and when he moved to Oklahoma in the fifties he spent most of his life either with a fishing pole in his hand or the wish that he was on the lake catching a big one.  It was his way of relaxing from a stress filled job and the pressures of providing for a wife and six kids.  For him water wasn’t destructive.  It was a way of peace and provision.  He brought home the day’s catch every Saturday and then cleaned the fish.  They went into the freezer for our next Friday’s meal.  It was his way of justifying the trip and the retreat. 

            Sadly, Dad is not in good enough shape to take to the lakes and the seas any more.  But I know he misses the power, the peace and the tranquility of his old friend.

            hmmm…..