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12/22/2012

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Yesterday was the period at the end of a 28 year story.  I am talking about my “retirement” party.  People from corporate flew in to wish me farewell.  Awesome to see all the support and compassion this group has shown me and my family!  There were tears and lots of hugs.

So nice to have all this while I am living!



Think about it, people have a gathering like this after the host has passed on.  Sad to think that these feelings are seldom expressed.  Fortunately I got to share my pain and joy with my friends in person.

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This is Tim, our companies Executive VP who flew down from corporate to wish me well.

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This is Chris, my manager.  He is the president of our division. 

It is agreed by all that Chris will make a wonderful Santa someday with his cheery disposition.  Plus he has some white in his beard already.

I truly loved working for him!!!

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This Paul, he is a wonderful, Godly man.  He has helped me in so many ways.  When I fell at work, Paul was there to pick me up.  He is always a source of strength and encouragement.

Fortunately he is my neighbor and I expect to see him in my retirement.

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I was asked how I stay so positive with my impending demise at hand. 

Good question.  I have an analogy that will help anyone facing a terminal fate.

I call it the womb analogy:

When we are in the womb, we have everything.  Shelter, food, even freedom as far as we know.  It is amazing.  Then we experience some trauma and we are born. 


Wow, now we really experience freedom and realize how much better this new reality is.  We would NEVER think about returning to the confines of the womb.  This life is amazing.

So it is with this world.  We have freedom, lots of it.  Choices galore.  Then we go through some trauma and experience a whole new level of freedom!  A completely new reality. 

Once we experience this new existance, we will NEVER want to go back!

That is what I think about and this thought makes me smile.

It puts a nice face on the following scripture:

Jeremiah 29:11 "For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”

What a wonderful future waits for those who believe!

Peace, Akhil


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Ernie Sanchez
12/26/2012 01:02:47 pm

The outpouring of love and appreciation for your time with your company is indicative of how you touch lives. I am happy you have been blessed to work with a company that is so caring and that recognized the love you had to share with them.

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Patricia
12/26/2012 02:36:05 pm

It was great spending time with you on Friday, Akhil. Working with you has been such a blessing!! I'm already looking forward to more worship nights with you and your family. Thank you for sharing your analogy with us... Wow!! We do have a wonderful future in store!

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Dixie
12/27/2012 12:00:54 am

I have pondered the womb analogy before as well. Our passing from one existence to another is painful! What is the first thing a baby does? CRIES! Why? Because the light hurts. The cold hurts. The freedom hurts! But soon that baby is wrapped up tight and put to the loving arms of his/her mother and all is well. Our passage into eternity must be much the same. It is not easy. It is painful. And we naturally fear it just as we did as babies. But if we nurture each other into eternity and care for those making the passage, what joy awaits us all! We will soon forget the pain and the change and be swaddled in the loving arms of our father. As I get older, I see why touch of the elderly and dying is so important. Evey person deserves to be loved into eternity no matter what their life on this earth was like. Once as babies we were looked at with endless possibilities and most never reached the potential we could have. But in eternity, we live with infinity and wisdom and joy! Imagine what eternity holds for us all!

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