Too Late Smart |
Tuesday Aug 12 2008
By Irene Noble
Admittedly my vision of my granddaughter is somewhat impaired by my love for her, but for the life of me I fail to understand how she became so wise so soon. We are both an only child, both raised by a single parent (a father for her, and a mother for me). We share a “jack of all trades” DNA. I watch her now as she, like my younger self, slightly out of focus, tries her wings. Like a hummingbird sampling nectars looking for the blossom with the most satisfying sugar, she fearlessly plunges into an array of interests that defy the time needed to perfect any one of them. I tell you this by way of introduction hoping to lead you into a greater subject. There she is at 23 with time to spare and here I am at 85 almost out of time.[Read More]
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