{"id":1768,"date":"2015-04-09T02:30:31","date_gmt":"2015-04-09T02:30:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thunderofwade.com\/blog\/?p=1768"},"modified":"2015-04-09T02:30:31","modified_gmt":"2015-04-09T02:30:31","slug":"forever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thunderofwade.com\/blog\/2015\/04\/09\/forever\/","title":{"rendered":"forever"},"content":{"rendered":"

I had a couple of tasks the other evening – paying bills and folding flowers.<\/p>\n

The bills were expected – medical bills, car payment, and mortgage.<\/p>\n

The flowers were an unexpected project – for a friend who’s mother had just passed away. I knew her mom, a little, but by the time I got to meet her she was already starting to… fade. And when we lost her, I made flowers. It’s kinda what I do.<\/p>\n

For everything, there’s a little bit of paper to be folded and for funerals – it’s lilies.<\/p>\n

They turned out well: http:\/\/thunderofwade.tumblr.com\/post\/115903452699\/origami-lilies<\/a><\/p>\n

but even as much as I enjoy making these for people – and bringing maybe a little bit of joy to a sad time – I always remember all the others that I’ve made lilies for.<\/p>\n

So, I folded and paid my bills. And as I got the stamps ready to go, I noted on them the word “forever”.<\/p>\n

How strange that a sticky piece of paper can be something “forever” and the important people in our lives are so much shorter than that. Seems unfair.<\/p>\n

The calling hours were today and I got to give my flowers away. They bought a smile – as they were intended to do – and will maybe bring some comfort in the days to come.<\/p>\n

The fresh cut flowers at the funeral home won’t last more than a few days. My lilies will last much longer, but even paper doesn’t last forever.<\/p>\n

What does last are our memories of the people that pass in and out of our lives. And those memories will bring smiles in the sad times – as they are intended to do.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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