This is all
about Elias!! -- Elias and I went for a little walk last
evening just to think a bit about this ceremony for him today. Its
not all that easy to get your mind arround something like this when
you are 1 year old -- hardly when you are 66 either!! It is called a
'naming' celebration -- but he already has a name??
After thinking about it all, we have decided that we have found a
song (by a Canadian singer) that expresses Elias feelings on the matter
quite well and we would like you to listen to this 40 second clip
from Bryan Adams song. Listen carefully, the words are important.
HereIAmThisIsMe.mp3
(may take a few seconds to load!)
Don't you think that this song fits
Elias situation very well today? A new world for him. And him
being with us, it is also a new world for us--
I spent a major part of my life
involved in religion, and within religion there is an interesting
common concept refered to as 'eternity' or 'everlasting life.
Back in that 'religious' period of my life I remember marveling over
the miricle of a new baby -- as within that context a new baby
represents the begining of something wonderful that has no end
-- a 'soul' that will continue 'forever'.
My belief system has changed
somewhat since then, but I still find the thought of a new life
being born amongst us, to be a completely amazing event -- quite
beyond our capacity of comprehension. This wonderous little life in
my arms at the moment, is about to make impressions on us and
on our world, that are meant to be permanent --They may be very
small impressions, but they are impressions that nothing will be
able to erase. Today and this celebration, are permently a
part of our memories -- Everytime that this little lad shines
with the little 'half-smile', that I know him for, it warms
and softens
my heart and makes my world a little brighter -- Hopefully it
also will have made the world a little bit of a better place for
everyone else that our lives may touch -- forever!!. In
fact it is the kind of enormous power in that little unassuming
smile that is the ONLY kind of thing that has the capacity to make
this world a better place for everyone that's in it.
Before long a wonderful thing is
going to start happening with this beautiful little fellows
life -- This pretty little head is going to begin to fill itself
with memories, and dreams and with longings and with feelings, and
with hope and with plans -- This is life as it was meant ot be, and
it is quite wonderful. Sometimes I think that the
'here and now' of life is over-rated. It is the dreams we have and
strive for, and the memories that life creates within us that are
lifes greatest resource and the thing that will paint the most
beautiful picture in our lives. Our memories have the capacity
to even re-write reality and make pain and tears into something
beautiful -- to re-write exaustion and the very edge of 'giving up',
into the finest of fullfillment and satisfaction. Never
under-estimate the wonder and power of a memory.
Let us all do our best to help this
little fellow to fill his life with the very best of memories, and
the very best of hopes and dreams and plans and purposes. It will
make both his world, and our world a better place.
A link to some pictures of the occasion.
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