Advice Whether Wanted or Not

My philosophy is more or less, in some cases more than others, to live and let live. Yet, I do have one piece of advice I would like to pass on to you. At the death of my son, I began looking for photos to prepare a photo board. I give thanks to God for the many pictures I have found. Before new technology of phones being cameras, I tried to snap photos of everything around me. Some of my family members would get upset because I was always taking pictures. "All right, already," they would say to me.

In this day and age there is no reason not to take photos and I do see people holding their cameras up as they capture something that appeals to them. I laughed at this cartoon from the Internet and thought how true it would be if cell phones were available then!

For the past few days, I have looked through my flash drives and files and somehow, I have felt very close to my son. From the picture of his birth to the latest pictures of him in the hospital I have a good
variety of him as he grew up and became a man. I cry as I remember when the picture was taken and I smile at the memories of the good times we used to have.

 Above is his very first picture (which I did not take)

and the last photo I took of him with his daughter.

This is my advice to you: Take pictures every chance you get. Those pictures become wonderful reminders of the lives of family and friends. And if some day you want to prepare a memory board, see a friend or a relative as they were and spend time reminiscing you will have the photos at your fingertips!