Thursday; March 19
One of the things I have noticed about my life over the last few years is that I have lost quite a bit of my sense of humor. Not only did my time in Law Enforcement tend to temper my frivolity, I think that the presence of “political correctness” has made things more stoic. Sure, some of this is a good thing, but I do miss some of those times when I seemed more relaxed and carefree. This realization about myself has helped me appreciate the Old Testament book of Ecclesiastes more today than in my past. I used to think that Solomon (who was the wisest man around) was also an old stick-in-the-mud, but now I can understand his assessment, “Vanity, vanity, all is vanity.”. Now the reason I bring this up is to remind us of something that Solomon said at the conclusion of his work, “ Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth, before th...