{"id":31928,"date":"2026-04-23T08:09:34","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T12:09:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/?p=31928"},"modified":"2026-04-23T08:09:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T12:09:34","slug":"all-around-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/all-around-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"All Around The World"},"content":{"rendered":"

All Around The World<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

To borrow a line from one of my favorite songwriters… “When I was younger, so much younger than today…”<\/em> I was morbidly afraid of dying young. My mom passed away when I was ten. Having been with her when she died brought unpleasant and painful memories that are still a part of me.<\/span><\/p>\n

Watching someone you love die is always terribly painful… the hurt never really goes away. Being ten makes it even worse; your fragile childhood world breaks into so many pieces and never, ever gets put back together.<\/span><\/p>\n

From then into my 20s and even my 30s, I worried about dying young. Every unexplained pain was a potentially fatal disease. Driven by the fear of dying young, I ate well, exercised, and ran three miles a day.<\/span><\/p>\n

Now, I am an old man. I’ll admit it. I couldn’t die young if I wanted to. But being closer to that long dark tunnel doesn’t scare me. It’s going to get me some time; whether that’s today, tomorrow, or ten years from now, it is what it is.<\/span><\/p>\n

It’s something we all have to do, like eating, sleeping, or going to the bathroom. You know what I mean. It’s part of life. And all around the world, people are born, and people die; all around the universe, stars are born, and stars die. The world turns from sunlight to darkness to sunlight again.<\/span><\/p>\n

Death is the one great equalizer. It matters not how rich, wealthy, or beautiful you are; two hundred years from now, we\u2019ll all be the same, all around the world.<\/span><\/p>\n

I try to make every day count. I don’t always succeed. Sometimes I find myself wasting time, and sometimes I waste time by looking back. However, I don’t think reflection is a waste of time. I think it’s a good thing.<\/span><\/p>\n

Just today, I was thinking about how lucky I am to have two great kids, a wife who loves me, and a job that allows me to meet and help so many wonderful people from all around the world. People from Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Europe, and all over the USA.<\/span><\/p>\n

And it’s true, as two other favorite songwriters said… “People are the same wherever you go…”<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

So, yes, I’m old, but I don’t fear the Grim Reaper. He’ll come in his own good time. I’ve got so much to be thankful for: my kids, my loved ones, and my friends all around the world.<\/span><\/p>\n

And, come to think of it, I don’t have to worry about dying young… after all.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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