I may be a little while…

Saturday, August 8th, 2009

Please forgive the lack of posts for the next couple of weeks. I’m deeply involved in the circle of life at the moment.

Dad passed away on Wednesday, and we’re expecting baby 2.0 this Wednesday. Both a blessing and a curse all in the space of a week.

Wallace Gracewood

Wallace Gracewood

My engineer brain can’t help but observe the feelings I’m having with deep interest. I often marvel at the cognitive dissonance when you imagine diving into the sea on an acid-cold Winter day. Yet that same grey, icy sea is so welcoming in February.

Perhaps the only way to truly appreciate life is to witness death first hand? Or the best way to understand the warmth and love of family is to have a member torn away from you too soon?

Hard and Soft. Yin and Yang.

Death and Life.

 

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2 Responses to “I may be a little while…”

  1. Ratnakar Garikipati says:

    Sorry to hear the news, please accept my heartfelt condolences Ben.

  2. ghozali says:

    sorry to hear about your lost, mine happened 3 years ago. Glad to hear about your 2.0 though, we expect 2 in November

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