The Roman Coliseum was host to epic battles and public spectacles, gladiators performing grand acts in front of tens of thousands of roaring fans. What remains is a building that is ruined but still beautiful, both imposing and wrecked.
Who or what continues to shape you although no longer around in the form you remember?
Of course that would be my father.
It does seem strange to think of a father who is no longer available to see, talk with and enjoy our life with. I miss my Dad a lot.
I also thought of my father.
Who or what to shape me? Well, I think it is “me, myself and I!” Remembering who I was at different stages of my life, what I was able to do, my thoughts then compared to now, and a variety of other attributes come to my mind. As I age, I sometimes compare what seem to be losses in some instances, but if I “look closely” I see that during my life there have been things now past that have been given to me as great gifts. I appreciate the life I’ve had.