The soul has greater need of the ideal than the real for it is by the real that we exist, it is by the ideal that we live

Saturday, August 9, 2008

Experience is the best teacher

I don't normally post on the weekend, but today I had the most incredible morning I just had to share before I headed out for the remainder of the day.

This morning I took a girl, her sister, brother and mother out on a ride. The girl has leukemia, and before she goes into the hospital in two weeks for a bone marrow transplant she has said she wants to ride a horse, eat at a nice restaurant, and another thing she wanted that I can't remember right now because I'm getting old and I forget shit.

But the experience was incredible. To see a first ride through the eyes of someone who's so sick and may or may not ever get to do it again. It reminded me how easily that kind of stuff just takes over your life. Guess we need those reminders from time to time so we don't keep focusing on the petty crap that heaps on us daily.

It was great though, and I promised her if she's up to it we'll go next week too.