5/14/01 * To be given to Jackson Basil Magann on his 18th Birthday
Dear Son,
I am writing this to you on the tenth day of your life, the tenth day since you entered this world of ours, the tenth day since you brought the sun and so many smiles. It's also my first full day and night away from you, but I'd rather not think about that right now. I was forced to leave Wilkes-Barre and come back to work in Greenwich again, just as I have throughout your Mother's pregnancy. Unfortunately, this is not an uncommon occurrence. Because of work, because I somehow transformed into a somewhat "responsible" human with my noticing, I was not by your Mother nearly enough throughout her pregnancy because I believed establishing a financial foundation was the responsible thing to do for your future. The "truth" remains to be seen, though I doubt the phrase should even be used in a matter so conflicting in it's nature as to combat love agains logistics. It's an agrument I will never win for either side of my brain, and I really have no idea how things will end up, or where we will all end up. The fact is that your Mother acted so truly brave the last nine months, never complaining, always smiling like the beautiful angel she is. She has become my hero, and if things go as I hope she will be my wife very soon. I love your Mother with all of my heart. We are both lucky to have her.
Your future is infinite, so purely and clearly infinite. I had always hoped and believed that when I finally had my first child I would have some important piece of wisdom to be able to give you, some magical answer I would stumble upon at some point that would be passed on to you eventually. But I have nothing like that to give you. Life is not like that. There is no simple answer or magical secret. The only conclusion I have come to in my life is to live. It's something we often forget. But live, Jackson. I once told your Mother to live and burn, and that is also what I hope for you. May stars fall gently upon the sea you choose to sail, my son.
Be good,
Dad
P.S. Read!!! Read everything you can get your hands on. And remember what Mark Twain said.....
That means always treat your Mom like the queen she is, and remember that we are inferior to women because no man has ever been able to even slightly comprehend any woman that has ever lived.
Dear Son,
I am writing this to you on the tenth day of your life, the tenth day since you entered this world of ours, the tenth day since you brought the sun and so many smiles. It's also my first full day and night away from you, but I'd rather not think about that right now. I was forced to leave Wilkes-Barre and come back to work in Greenwich again, just as I have throughout your Mother's pregnancy. Unfortunately, this is not an uncommon occurrence. Because of work, because I somehow transformed into a somewhat "responsible" human with my noticing, I was not by your Mother nearly enough throughout her pregnancy because I believed establishing a financial foundation was the responsible thing to do for your future. The "truth" remains to be seen, though I doubt the phrase should even be used in a matter so conflicting in it's nature as to combat love agains logistics. It's an agrument I will never win for either side of my brain, and I really have no idea how things will end up, or where we will all end up. The fact is that your Mother acted so truly brave the last nine months, never complaining, always smiling like the beautiful angel she is. She has become my hero, and if things go as I hope she will be my wife very soon. I love your Mother with all of my heart. We are both lucky to have her.
Your future is infinite, so purely and clearly infinite. I had always hoped and believed that when I finally had my first child I would have some important piece of wisdom to be able to give you, some magical answer I would stumble upon at some point that would be passed on to you eventually. But I have nothing like that to give you. Life is not like that. There is no simple answer or magical secret. The only conclusion I have come to in my life is to live. It's something we often forget. But live, Jackson. I once told your Mother to live and burn, and that is also what I hope for you. May stars fall gently upon the sea you choose to sail, my son.
Be good,
Dad
P.S. Read!!! Read everything you can get your hands on. And remember what Mark Twain said.....
"Man is a fool, but woman, for putting up with him, is a damned fool."
That means always treat your Mom like the queen she is, and remember that we are inferior to women because no man has ever been able to even slightly comprehend any woman that has ever lived.
1 comment:
aww this is so sweet
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