I'll Come Back To You One Day

Where has that old friend gone

Lost in a February song

Tell him it won't be long

'Til he opens his eyes

Opens his eyes 

Where is that simple day

Before colors broke into shades 

And how did I ever fade 

Into this life 

Into this life

And I never want to let you down 

Forgive me if I slip away

And all that I've ever known is lost and found

I promise you I

I'll come back to you one day

Josh Grobin

The days go by incredibly quick. Maybe that's because we're "older" now and that's what we've been promised all during our youth.  The minutes, hours and days slip by so much faster and with that disadvantage, come so many other advantages. I appreciate each day and look forward to the use of time in a  way I could never before have envisioned.

My friend Gail called earlier today.  Rarely does a day go by since the strict adherence to the rules of socials distancing and staying at home, when we do not hear the voice or see the face of a friend via one of the technological wonders of the time in which we live.  Together, we had a smile about how the media refers to us as "elder".  We're well about the line of demarcation.  We're being checked on by younger people who,  because of our age, are concerned about us.  How cute is that?  

While we are deeply moved by the concern of friends, family and neighbors, we really and truly want them to know that we are not to be worried about.  We have been through tough times and we have weathered storms. We are the children of the Greatest Generation. We have gone through the rabbit hole and come out the other side, more than once. And we did it without all the bells and whistles that the current crowd of younger people have at their disposal. We gave birth to the technologists.

We're not fading into this life.  We're not slipping away.  We're here, opening the eyes of those who are fearful, making extraordinary changes and using all that we have brought forth from our youthful days; knowledge, wisdom, experience.  We are the Greatest Generation of Children of the Greatest Generation. Trust us.

We'll come back. You'll come back. All that we have ever lost will one day be found. If only we have the trust in our capabilities, the patience to do what is required and the wisdom that was conferred upon us generations ago.  It will all come back to us one day.

Just trust us.

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