FLASH TO THE PAST & PRESENT

2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #416

A long-time good friend of mine recently went to the President Jimmy Carter Museum in Atlanta, Georgia and he sent me a copy of a wall at the Museum that contained an article on the front page of the March 22, 1980 edition of the Los Angeles Times that addressed President Carter’s decision to boycott the 1980 Olympics in Moscow. But next to that article is a picture of my wonderful father, who was a federal judge, and my then 7-year-old son Ky just after Dad swore Ky in as a US Citizen at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, along with 1,062 other applicants. The ceremony featured my father talking to my son Bill on the stage as representing all of us citizens, and to my son Ky as representing all of the applicant immigrants. The picture was taken outside the Pavilion after the ceremony where Ky, while carrying an American Flag, is being held by my father, and it is a Major Keepsake for our family. So I wanted to share this experience with our 2 Paragraphs Family.

I also pass this message on to you as a reminder that we all should enjoy our lives while we have them! Life is Short, and one of the worst things that can happen to people is to be on their deathbeds and look back over their lives and think: “I wish I would have,” or “I wish I would not have.” I have tried not to let that happen to me, and taking advantage of the opportunity to adopt Ky is one of the best things I have ever done. So take advantage of special opportunities that come your way while you can: Family is First, and Try to Make the World a Somewhat Better Place Because You Spent Some Time Here are things I try to keep in mind. And I commend those thoughts to you!

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2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #416 "FLASH TO THE PAST & PRESENT"
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #416 "FLASH TO THE PAST & PRESENT"
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #416 "FLASH TO THE PAST & PRESENT"
Quote for the Week: “Life is Good!” Jim Gray (among others)

Judge Jim Gray (Ret.) Superior Court of Orange County, California 2012 Libertarian Candidate for Vice President

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