At dinner tonight, it was just Jay, Kim, and me since Nick was at work. We were talking about a whole host of things and, kind of out of the blue, Jay began talking about his day. He started to describe the daily routine that he goes through as an 8th grader. I'm paraphrasing a bit, but he began complaining about how it's the same old, same old day after day. All of a sudden, he said "It's kind of like Birth, School ..." and then his voice faded off. "You know," he said to me, "It's like that song."
My heart jumped. I remembered being in the car with Jay a year or so ago, listening to First Wave on Sirius. One of the all-time greats came on the radio. It was The Godfathers - "Birth, School, Work, Death." As I listened, I told Jay how I thought that 4-word chorus perfectly captured the essence of life. I challenged him to think of another four words that could do a better job of summarizing exactly what life's journey is all about.
At the time, I didn't think that Jay was even listening to me. I know I didn't get a response. But, then, there we were at the dinner table tonight and he was quoting the lyrics. Better yet, he was stating my very philosophy. I was so happy and proud. Happy that he'd been listening. Proud that he and I were thinking alike.
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