"For Grandpa"
To many people this would be just another rusty lantern. For me it is more than that, more than any other person who knows me will ever know. On 12/17/2009 I received a phone call at 3.40 pm. Something was wrong, I jumped in my truck and drove 75mph past cops through a school zone (which I do feel bad about BTW). I got to the hospital but it was far too late. My grandfather Juan S Lopez had passed. It didn't take long for the vultures to get a hold of his most sacred possessions. I am still upset that my mother never had a chance to get something memorable from him. Though here we are 3 yrs later and that part is behind me. What is true 3 yrs later though is that he is with me everyday. I know he is there watching over me and helping guide me through this life. Which brings us to our photo.
I have 2 extremely fond memories of my grandfather. 1. Him driving the brown van and me in the passenger seat. We were usually headed to tradesday, or just around town. 2. The second memory far exceeds the first and that was doing what my grandfather loved to do more than anything else in this life. Fishing, Camping, Swimming. It was a life of simple living. Life outside technology. We didn't need expensive RV's or grills, we just showed up with some hot dogs, swimming trunks and fishing poles. I grabbed this lantern for that very reason. It is also very symbolic to me because I know during the darkest hours in my life, it isn't god that is holding his lantern guiding me. It is my grandpa. He loved everyone of us unconditionally, and equally.
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