Ultimacy is more unusual than we suspect,<\/p>\n
and seldom announced as clearly as we need.<\/p>\n
The last day of school is memorable,<\/p>\n
but \u00a0 the last you made love before the breakup may have missed notice.<\/p>\n
Who can remember the last time they walked the dog at the old house,<\/p>\n
or the last long trip in the old car before we found out it wouldn’t make another one.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
It is really sort of artificial to say “this is it, this is final, it is all over and done.”<\/p>\n
We crave that kind of tidiness and even imagine we have it , but it is actually very rare,<\/p>\n
Or perhaps I am running away with my own conceit.<\/p>\n
Perhaps most people pay attention much better than I do to these punctuationsin the minor rhythms of life.<\/p>\n
I know we don’t talk about it much,<\/p>\n
Although we all remember Appommatix and inaugurations, we don’t remember the last day of the incumbent as well a they do.<\/p>\n
So, we have a brisk business in greeting cards imploring us to pay attention to the moments of our lives as they pass.<\/p>\n
As they pass.<\/p>\n
As they pass.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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