After the some really low points, and then a miraculous redemption, the car was overdue to be driven. Just me, phone off, radio off, blasting through the gears on the backroads of southern Ohio. I haven’t been that happy to drive it in a very long time. Thank you to all the members of this website who tolerated my crisis with this car. I already said elsewhere that’s it’s foolish to love an inanimate object that can be taken from you. Damn it though...
I love this car.
I read this at Ron’s funeral and it was ringing through my head the whole drive...
Tis a Fearful Thing
By Judah Halevi
‘Tis a fearful thing
to love what death can touch.
A fearful thing
to love, to hope, to dream, to be –
to be,
And oh, to lose.
A thing for fools, this,
And a holy thing,
a holy thing to love.
For your life has lived in me,
your laugh once lifted me,
your word was gift to me.
To remember this brings painful joy.
Tis a human thing, love,
a holy thing, to love
what death has touched.
I know it’s been a few days, but just wanted to say I’m glad to see you out enjoying the car, having a good time! I have a lot of PD in my family (mostly retired now, and one was K9) and I have the greatest respect for what you guys do! I wish now I had chosen that path 20 something years ago, as my pride in police and country has grown stronger every day!! Stay safe, stay strong!!