Play

Last evening as I was coming home, meditating about day's learning, I felt for the first time in my gut the fact that you are never to old to play. Mind games, feelings games, anything. Last year I used to think that, as I'm approaching 30, I've been through enough to let myself engaged in anymore games. However, as I was discussing with a friend her break-up and divorce, I sensed that, even after 21 years of marriage and 2 kids, you are not too old to play. It just takes a while to get you going.


This morning I received the sad news of the passing away of an old friend. Some of you know that at the beginning of my career I was a librarian. I enjoyed being a librarian and was one of the most rewarding times of my life. So I've known this man for 10 years, we've met at conferences and he showed me sides of life I would have never approached on my own. He lived on the mild side of life. Always in a good mood, always cheering everyone up. Always with a smile. As I was crying through my e-mails, as I did not have the time to even mourn properly, it just hit me: I am at that age when people start dieing around me and when it hurts.

We are never to old to play. We are never to old to loose.