{"id":1214,"date":"2010-06-16T22:17:37","date_gmt":"2010-06-17T06:17:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.loftninjas.org\/rants\/?p=1214"},"modified":"2010-06-16T22:17:37","modified_gmt":"2010-06-17T06:17:37","slug":"empathy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.loftninjas.org\/rants\/2010\/06\/16\/empathy\/","title":{"rendered":"empathy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Two hours spent reading, crying for most of it, reading two chapters, two stories, of reuniting, hope, tragedy. A third chapter about adventure.<\/p>\n

I sometimes think about what I’d hope people would say about me if I died. In terms of recent reading, this catalyzes a retrospective look at the value of my life. Would I want people to describe drunken parties, or how I touched their lives?<\/p>\n

I look over at two photos, one of each of my parents. Both are from Lunkasoos. One is of my mother standing on a snowy dock awaiting the plane with baggage and propane tanks. The other is of my father, with his sleeves rolled up standing on a early camp deck there.<\/p>\n

I’d only seen him years later when he was worn down by life. Look at him. He’s got his whole life in front of him and I’m not even a glint in his eye.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Though I know I’ll never lose affection
\nFor people and things that went before
\nI know I’ll often stop and think about them
\nIn my life I love you more<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Sometimes I’m sad about the things that never got to happen. Sometimes J and I talk about the love lost, about connection that never got a chance to be.<\/p>\n

When what it was was that suddenly,
\nThe music was all gone.
\nAnd this man and this woman got cut off,
\nIn the middle of our song.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

There’s a flash of optimism in there.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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