Comments | fading_light: "I don't skate to where the puck is. I skate to where the puck is going to be."

fading_light

"I don't skate to where the puck is. I skate to where the puck is going to be."

Jan 05, 2017 21:26

There are times in life that I wish I could predict what life is gong to throw at me. Being able to set up a solid defense would be great, but life isn't quite like that. Life isn't some Wayne Gretzky quote about reading hockey plays. While there are certain things in life that we know are going to happen, life, on a whole, is spontaneous and ( Read more... )

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j0ydivided January 8 2017, 00:02:31 UTC

Oh, that had to be hard, knowing that something was wrong but not wanting to press too hard. :( I'm sorry you had to go through that.

fading_light January 9 2017, 15:17:46 UTC

Well, I didn't think it was anything serious. I thought maybe he was getting a summer cold. Dying didn't cross my mind.

penpusher January 8 2017, 22:56:06 UTC

This is a crushing tale, and I know a bit about this because a friend's dad was out for an anniversary dinner and died at the restaurant that night a couple of months ago. There is no "good" time for it to happen, but you hope to be a bit more prepared, for certain. This serves as a good reminder to try to be there for each other because we simply don't have the info about what lies ahead.

fading_light January 9 2017, 15:19:26 UTC

I am glad that I got to talk to him one last time. It would have been better if I had seen him, but I live 2000 miles away. It would have been kind of impossible.

halfshellvenus January 9 2017, 07:20:10 UTC

I'm so sorry for your loss.

I think that Gretzy quote is for the ideal situation-- those times in life where things are just flowing, and we can't go wrong. But that doesn't last forever. Real life has pitfalls and ambushes, and you never know when those will come.

fading_light January 9 2017, 15:19:45 UTC

Exactly.

dmousey January 9 2017, 15:15:46 UTC

Hugs. Fathers never do tell you if they're really sick. I think they don't admit it, even to themselves. Hugs and peace~~~D

fading_light January 9 2017, 15:21:54 UTC

I can remember one time where dad had to admit that something was wrong, and that was only because he broke his arm after a defective ladder gave way under him.

rayaso January 9 2017, 16:14:05 UTC

I am so sorry about your father. The Gretzky quote may work in hockey or in baseball ("Hit 'em where they ain't"), but not in life. Life is much more like your mud puddle than a hockey game.