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| Sunset at Polihale Beach, Kauai, Hawaii |
When I was a little boy, living in my childhood dreamworld of
imagination and wonder, life resembled a beneficent sea surrounding
me on my blissful island home. I lived in the suburbs of Chicago,
Illinois, and I remember that in my contentment of the fullness of
space and consciousness, the future seemed far beyond the horizon and
out of sight. I did not have sufficient experience of time and space,
so I could not project ahead. When I was about six years old, in
1958, I knew that the year 1960 was coming, but it seemed an eternity
would have to pass before arriving there. In other words, the
distance of two years seemed an eternity.
Fifty three years have passed since 1960 has come and gone, and it
could be the blink of an eye. When my wife and I argue about
something and perhaps the matter is blown out of proportion, she has
taken to philosophy to remedy the emotions. She says, “In the grand
scheme of things, this is not a big issue.” I understand the
sentiment, and agree immediately that the bigger picture of life
holds the solution to everything.
