Time is Short Life is Shorter

Sat. Mar. 6 /10 I read a book when I was quite young . There was a culture where people would try to excel in all aspects of life They would till the fields , build furniture etc. by day , study philosophy , science and art etc. in the evening. The completeness of this life style intrigued me. My concept of an educated person is someone that is proficient in whatever intellectual pursuit that they have chosen and that they can grasp other aspects of life as well as comprehend what other peoples lives are like. Specialization of knowledge I believe can leave one almost totally ignorant. The doctor that cannot empathise with his / her patient , the lawyer that wouldn’t know how to cook an egg etc. let alone grasp or care about their fellow mans situation. .People spend to much time grooming their lives and , in North America at least , accumulating toys. Little attention or care being paid to other people around themselves. Back to the book. The concept of a complete person moulded my way of thinking that every ones chosen path is as important as the next. The plumber is no less or more important than the doctor , the garbage man no less significant than the lawyer , the criminal no less a part of society than the Cop. I have found that if I take the time to extend some respect to another person no matter what their station in life that most of the time they react in kind . The notable exceptions to this have been drug addicts looking for a fix , the business man looking for a dollar, the politician looking for a vote or a cop looking for a arrest. I have witnessed all of the above willingness to be devoid of any sense of morality and honesty to get what they want. There is my thought for today. The Cancer . I had a rough night . I developed a sore throat and pains in my inner ears. Any infection at this time is a death sentence., I did have a bad feeling before starting chemotherapy this time . If I have to stop the sessions of chemo because of an infection the cancer will kill me in short order if the infection does not. The good side . The sore throat and pain in the ears is child’s play compared to the pain that I was experiencing before the first cycle of chemo. Fighting the pain and the cancer has been like playing a game of snakes and ladders for my life. Crawl up the ladder get my hopes up and then slide right back down. I get tired of fighting and facing each day trying to figure out how I am going to survive. The plus side is that yesterday I managed to get outside for awhile and snap some photos which are in this post. I do appreciate natures beauty and bask in her splendour whenever I can. I do not want to die today , but if that is what happens then so be it. Bye for now or I’ll see ya on the other side. Time is short and life