Dear Child,
Life is sweet. But it’s sweetened by the twists it throws our way. Make no error of planning for happy endings, few exist. Delight, however, in the moment and exchange it for no less.
Existence is a series of choices in the pigeonhole of life. I may have chosen eye-catching fantasies at my time but they turned out to be eyesore down the line.
If you ask me for a choice to pick, I would gladly humor your take, praying your heart delights in the moment—that’s all that matters, after all!
Yours lovingly,
Grandpa Willie.
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Dear Charles,
What a perfect title and story. Would that my grandfather had told me something like this. Your story had a fresh, realistic voice and a great message to boot. Good job.
Welcome to the party, pal.
Aloha,
Doug
Dear Doug,
Thank you!
That was such a huge compliment. 🙂
-Charles
Dear Charles,
I enjoyed reading words of wisdom from Grandpa Willlie. Nicely crafted from beginning to end. Nice. Very nice.
Shalom,
Rochelle
Charles,
What a great way to look at life. I love this! Perfect in every way.
Tom
Dear Tom, glad you made it here and was a beauty to behold your blog… though I couldn’t post a comment on in there…
I enjoyed the poetic feel to the story and the somewhat mystery surrounding it.
excellent advice in my opinion
Thank you sister 🙂
I love how cleverly you tied this to the prompt.
Glad you could say that about my effort. thanks for stopping by.
I really enjoyed this. Good job 🙂
I am so glad to have you here… Welcome to my world.
A great message, beautifully crafted.
Thank you Claireful!
A lovely message. Well done.
I agree with Doug. You’ve chosen an interesting place to still the motion of childhood and take a closer look.
What a lovely letter to leave a grandchild!
I love your take on the prompt – it’s great how so many people can see the same photo and come up with such different ideas.
A very sweet piece, beautifully written.
Hello Charles, I really liked your piece and found it warm and moving. Nice work 🙂
A gentle story with a moral. Very pleasing to read and very true.
i was moved by your letter. this was really lovely.
Poignant, powerful, perfect.
Such strength in this writing;
Make no error of planning for happy endings, few exist. Delight, however, in the moment and exchange it for no less.
Existence is a series of choices in the pigeonhole of life.
Wisdom & truth.
So true, the moment is what we must cherish the most. We never know when it will be our last.
Great idea and take Charles. I really liked the ideas you expressed.
This is impressive… and a very wise grandfather…
Nice letter.
Wonderful advice, for everyone.