This post is dedicated to my grandchildren, the oldest of whom is Paige. Hence, the title. We live far away from each other, but so many times every day, my mind slips to them & I wonder how they are & what they are doing. This letter & series of letters is to offer the wisdom of my short time on earth.
In times past, the elders of the tribe or clan were held in great esteem. Oftentimes, just to have survived to an old age was nothing short of miraculous. There were many pestilential diseases such as polio & smallpox. A simple infection that today would merit nothing more but a short course of antibiotics could oftentimes be fatal. Wild animals, accidents, starvation, all these could end life at an early age…
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