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diff --git a/src/md/42_A_Date_with_Eternity_Epilog.md b/src/md/42_A_Date_with_Eternity_Epilog.md deleted file mode 100644 index 5453d17..0000000 --- a/src/md/42_A_Date_with_Eternity_Epilog.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,81 +0,0 @@ ---- -title: A Date with Eternity Epilogue ---- - -Life Lesson: Do things every day to retain that vital eternal -perspective that aids our smaller daily decisions. - -This story is a follow-on to the original article. It will be an -addition of insights that have come with the perspective of time. I -suppose a better title would be "The Wisdom of Perspective". Please be -patient as I explain what I mean.\ -\ -In late Summer of this year (2018), Lori and I traveled to California to -meet with Angela Salmon and her family to do a tour of some of the -Redwood forests. It was a delightful drive with great anticipation of -the wonders of nature that awaited us in the forests of California. -However, when we glimpsed the first of the redwoods at a distance, I was -rather disappointed. From a distance, the forest looked a bit like the -following photo. - -{width="6.5in" -height="4.44375in" alt=""} - -The forest is a pleasant and beautiful sight, but it didn't seem like it -was much different from any other forest. After all, we lived in the -Northwest, where beautiful forest scenes are abundant. What was missing -was some kind of indicator in the scene that would give our brains an -appreciation of the scale of these enormous trees. The following photos -illustrate my point. - -{width="6.5in" -height="8.666666666666666in" alt=""} - -{width="6.5in" -height="4.875in" alt=""} - -When you see Lori and me in the picture, you can see how truly enormous -these trees are. By comparing the size of our tiny bodies with the -mighty trunks of the trees, this new perspective creates a significant -difference in the appreciation of the wonder of the experience.\ -\ -Thus, I hope you can see that perspective is vital to the full -understanding of what we experience in our lives. To illustrate more -fully, I'll give you another example.\ -\ -Lori and I celebrated our 40th anniversary on August 26th of this year. -One of the activities to celebrate the occasion was a trip to the -Portland temple to do an endowment session together. We were asked to be -the witness couple in the session. While Lori and I were kneeling side -by side in the endowment room, it brought back a vivid memory of -kneeling across the alter from Lori when we were married 40 years -before. However, this experience now included the perspective added by -the passing of 40 years of time. I was deeply moved by the appreciation -I had for 40 years of happiness with Lori by my side. Forty years ago, I -only had an inkling of what was in store, but I had no real perspective -to add depth to the experience. At this moment of my life, I had not -only the eternal perspective brought by the temple session, but also the -perspective of the passage of 40 years. It was a remarkable realization -of how important perspective can be.\ -\ -It all boils down to a valuable life lesson. We need to do things often -to retain a perspective of life that will influence every experience we -have and decision we make. A view into the eternities can be had daily -from simple practices like reading the scriptures and praying. I now -have a new resolve to be better at doing the daily things that keep my -perspective wide enough to fully appreciate the experiences of each -day.\ -\ -Now I'll try to wrap up the reason this article is an epilogue to the -original article. The first article explained how I had a glimpse of the -nobility and greatness of the soul of the person I was hiking with. Now, -with the perspective of time and a deeper understanding of eternal -principles, I more fully realize how fortunate I am to be sharing my -mortal experience with such a wonderful companion. What was only a -glimpse has become a certainty that will forever grace my life. |