Senior Corner: Never Giving Up

   

Warren J. Halliburton

   I read The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner as a young man, perhaps when still in my teens. It was a novel about the "coming of age" of an English youth at a critical stage of his life. It impressed me with its thoughtful message, one that reminded me of myself at this bewildering time of my life. I have since been blessed with the time and luxury of reflection to imagine who I was and imagine what lay ahead. 

   It was an opportunity to consider my life and, though fleeting in thought, has since come to past. Though exercised with more ambition than accomplishments once educational responsibilities had been fulfilled and rewarded with professional employments  publications and testimonials over the past fifty years, their significance remains stored in my period of retirement. No matter what the road taken, nor influences of this journey, the lessons learned, remain a responsibility worthy of sharing.

   Introducing the Senior Corner. The Senior Corner is a place for seniors to share thoughts, dreams, suggestions and empower all to take a second look at the booming market of Senior Citizens. This is the thought I have lived long enough to appreciate, not for the uniqueness of any one of us, but for the opportunity for sharing among all of us-the most gifted and accomplished of a few, to the least recognized by most of us. Collectively, they contain a treasure-trove of experiences. Senior Corner provides just such an opportunity. Your own life-long journey is its own reward. Its fulfillment is as much in your participation as it would be to the reward of our reader. 

   The choice is among the people you know, learned about and admired for what understanding you have gained from their role-model qualities despite the distractions of fortune. You may justly consider a family member, your neighbor in this mix, or a widely acclaimed model of fortune. The point is: What qualities did they possess that most attracted and inspired you?

   Senior Corner provides a vehicle for recognizing these role models in an on-going feature of Hempstead Living. It is no less an opportunity to gain the wisdom of our senior population as they impact and enrich our lives.

   So, make the most of it by sharing your thoughts at Hempstead Living.

- Warren J. Halliburton