Loading ...« Perfection, Or Is It Just ACTing R.I.G.H.T™? | Home | When did Interviews and Performance Reviews become part of the Menu? »
End of Year Thoughts
By TWilson | January 1, 2008
As I write this I’m reminded of an old AT&T commercial (at least I think it was AT&T), where a son (in his thirties) is calling his dad, and when his father asks why he called, he replies “I just wanted to talk to my dad.” That commercial always stuck with me, at the time I didn’t know why until now.
This past Saturday the New England Patriots completed their regular season with a 16-0 record. It’s quite an accomplishment as I’ve noted in an earlier post. What I didn’t write is what would have normally happen during the game and after the game. Under normal circumstances, I would have received a call from my son, who would have been totally excited about what was happening. He would have been text messaging me with a follow-up phone call to discuss the game. I would have heard the excitement in his voice as he would exclaim with confidence, we’re going to the “Super Bowl Baby.” In between the discussion about the game, I would have asked him, about the baby and his wife.
I didn’t get a call, and I know how the wife and baby are doing, because they are here living with my wife and me. Our son, our beloved son is no longer with us due to the car accident that took his life in September.
As 2007 comes to a close, my thoughts for all of you are simply this; fathers, call your sons, or daughters and tell them that you love them. Sons and daughters call your parents and let them know that you love them and care about them.
All you fathers, who may be reading this and think it’s not macho to do what I’m suggesting, keep this in mind; if you have the terrible misfortune to lose the most precious gift you will ever get, you will cry like a baby, no matter how macho you consider yourself. To come to grips with the fact that you’ll never get another phone call from your child is a feeling you don’t ever want to have. Trust me. What you want hear is “I called because I just wanted to talk to my dad.” I know I’d give everything just to hear my son’s voice again.
Please be safe tonight and may 2008 bring you joy and happiness.
Happy New Year
Topics: T.A. Wilson & Associates |
Comments are closed.