By Joan Whetzel
Words of wisdom come in many forms. They appear everywhere
around us from bumper stickers and page-a-day calendars to well written
articles and speeches. The best wise words I've heard lately cam in the eulogy
my son gave at his father's funeral. I'm reprint it here because the words are
so great.
It
can be argued that a human is ultimately the sum of his experiences.-Benjamin
Sisco
and
my dad had plenty of those... son, student, repair man, programmer, husband,
but his greatest achievement was being a father. as a boy I would go to his
train club with him I think those were the best times of my life I like to
believe that those were his too.. I still remember when I was 4 and I got my
first train set.. just as his father had for him.. I remember how happy I was..
I cannot wait till I can do the same for my children.
Believing
oneself to be perfect is often the sign of a delusional mind-Data and my dad
was not perfect just as no one is.. I remember one trip to the beach as a child
My dad was grilling some hot dogs for us and the sea gulls were terrorizing
him.. these were some brave seagulls.. one actually flew down and swept the hot
dog off the flaming grill... My dad was so mad at the sea gulls he picked up
the hotdog chased after the seagulls and threw it at them as they flew away..
and it was the most hilarious thing for all of us watching it happen and we
still laugh about it today..
what
is the nature of the universe?-Dr Crusher My dad taught me a lot of things but
the best thing he taught me is to explore. I remember using the telescope in the
back yard, or at the state park, going to the observatory. I remember the best
gift that my dad ever got me it was a telephone for my room but it came in
pieces and I had to build it. it taught me to build... fix... ask why which are
now may favorite things to do and were his favorite things to do as well.
It
is possible to commit no errors and still lose. That is not a weakness. That is
life- Picard My dad taught me so much
and always tried his best to have a common interest with me which is the best
trait that he could have possibly passed on to me.. and even though he taught
me all these things.. I still made a few choices that would lead me down a path
that while I was meant to go on it put me and my family through some though
times... but was it not for him I would still be on that path.. so he took what
could have been a lose and it became a win.. because of him I am a man, I am
smart and I will be every bit the great father that he was..
As you do not know what is the way of the wind, or how the bones grow in the womb of she who is with child, so to you do not know the works of god who makes everything... (Ik-Le-Ze-Ass-Tiees) Ecclesiastes 1:5 God's master plan is mysterious he puts all of these obstacles in our path to steer us in the right direction.. every decision that has been made or will be made leads to an outcome exponentially more intense then the decision that brought us there but each one is important and can bring about the greatest and worst times of your life... I cannot speak for the future but I know for the moment each decision in his life and mine was leading up to his three beautiful granddaughters whom he would give or do anything for…God allowed him to see them, hold them one last time the day before his tragedy… knowing that God can arrange that to happen makes moving forward so much easier...
All
we can do Is keep moving forward... make the decisions that will lead to the
next out come.. dad... I love you so much and thank you for all that you have
done for me.. follow your path now... to boldly go where no man has gone
before… Second star to the right...and
straight on 'til morning. -Kirk/Peter pan
-Captain Mark Whetzel of the USS Enterprise
