Lyle's Blog

If you’re privileged to live to an old age, the aging “process” becomes an ever-burdening obstacle to enjoying life. I’m past seventy now and I’ve noticed the inconvenient little physical problems of my body are escalating in strength. I know death will happen at some point but it seems to be nibbling away at life, taking bigger bites all the time.

I’ve played guitar my whole life; I’m not good but it’s something I enjoy. I’ve written this blog for five years now and it too is important to me. I’ve had a tremor in my hand ever since I was a kid. Then it was hardly noticeable but over time it has become a stumbling block to getting the simplest of things done. Plucking strings on the guitar, typing on the keyboard, using a screwdriver are becoming difficult. Even turning the microwave on is irritating as my finger will touch the pad twice making me redo the motion to get the desired result.

I could mention my back but enumerating my growing physical problems isn’t the reason I mention these things. Our tendency in life is to put off the things that are important. I was going to post my music to youtube, write a book, do some digital evangelizing; good things, but my body doesn’t cooperate like it used to. So if death hasn’t eaten too much of your ability, do things now, today, don’t put it off for another hour. As scripture says work while there is still day. The night comes when you can’t work. Death is coming a little at a time. Don’t waste it. Say you’re sorry now, forgive those who wronged you now, pray now, work now, praise God now. Nobody in the grave does anything. What’s done is done and what wasn’t done will never happen.