The Last Time

This is time in the world  that has been deemed  the  Era of  Information.

  An era where knowing is the be all and end all. 

 It seems the raison d'etre, the goal, the ultimate point of any activity nowadays is to find and seek out truth for the sake of knowing more and knowing first as one travels through the game of life seeking contentment and wisdom.

How many times do we hear the excuse  "I didn't know" or " If I had known I wouldn't have done, said, or thought ...and therefore would have acted with more wisdom, correctly, or swiftly"?

I think there are some things I am glad I didn't  or won't know until they are long past done and gone, although the importance of their existence is never lessened because of it.


1. The last time I  read a story to one of my children.
2. The last time I would play a game of Gin Rummy with my Grandpa.
3. The last time I would pack up my family to go to the summer cottage.
4. The last time I would see our pet dog.
5. The last time I would sleep under my parents' roof.
6. The last time I would ride  on a bike, horse, or Ferris wheel.
7. The last time I would hear my Dad play his banjo.
8. The last time my child sat on my knee.
9. The last time I would hear the laughter of a friend.
10. The last time I would hear my Grannie's sneeze.


 And finally, as far as this list is concerned, the last time I would 'dance like nobody is watching' with the certain  confidence of youth and  beauty, without pain and later regret.