Everything & Anything

Conjugation of verbs in any language is important. The mastery of this is key to having a good command of the language in question. I find it interesting that the few languages I understand or have some knowledge of have different styles or forms of conjugation. And when English speaking people believe the language is easy, I hoot with laughter. Pidgin - in any form - is the easiest language. In English, French & Spanish (the first I understand and have a fairly good command of, the second & third I have studied but do not understand or speak) and probably many languages in the Western world, verbs are conjugated usually by changing the form of the verb. For example, in English the verb "go" is conjugated into the simple past or future tenses as follows: went, gone, going - the form of the word is changed. In French and Spanish, verbs are conjugated similarly. The more complicated conjugations are done by changing the form of the verb AND adding another verb (cal...

What do you want to be remembered for? What will people miss when you are gone from their lives? What is it that you do for others, that you bring to their lives that will make them pine for your presence? Do you take the time to connect with people? To enjoy the relationships that have been formed? Or are you too busy with the things that seem to be important but are, in truth, transient? When you are gone from the lives of those you love, what will they remember about you, about your time with them? Are you presently an intrinsic part of their lives or have you left them to carve their lives & time around your absence? Do you have a role other than the financial provider? A role which is not to be trivialized but frankly can be filled by anyone with the means to do so - brutal but true. We go about our daily lives in a manner that we do not see. We are deeply engrossed in the day to day struggles of survival and chasing after the things we want, bogged down by the depressi...