A Better Life ...

Dedicated to the memory of LSK.

This blog is to honour someone I don't remember meeting, and to raise a challenge - what more can each of us add to the relationships and meetings we have each day?

I have just been to a friend's father's funeral. I might have met him briefly, but I was probably too busy doing my "stuff" to have used the opportunity to meet such a remarkable, loving and generous man.

People eulogise about the best memories. By all accounts this man lived a remarkable life. He started in a new country with nothing, took lowly and menial jobs at first, building quite a remarkable business life.

But what stood out in the eulogies was his love of his family - he felt he was rich beyond measure because of the love of his family - he was happily married to the same woman for 53 years. They walked around the park holding hands every day until 3 months before he died. He had seven grandchildren - as he said, one for each day of the week. He lined his front steps with flowers to celebrate the birth of each child and grandchild, and every person he met with interest, respect and genuine care and affection. He was known by his employees as the best boss they could ever have, and his word was as good as any binding legal contract.

He did what he said he would do.

Think how much more joyful our lives would be if we could all be a little more like this man.