Our World of Days (Published originally in march 1997)
Three months ago, New Year's day was just upon us with its usual resolutions for the days to come in the New Year. These are important because each day of the year should be a special day.
There are official days for celebration: Labor, Veterans, Flag,
Thanksgiving...; and unofficial ones for remembrance: the Day of
Infamy, Nov 22nd, D-Day and V-day. Personal days include our birthday, wedding, graduation and other memorable family events, sad or happy.
According to the Bible, it took seven days to create the world,
forty to flood it; the day of reckoning is still to come. The
prophets also wandered thirty or forty days in the desert.
In the meantime, we think of the days o' auld lang syne, the days
of wine and roses, our dancing days, the good old days and we realize
that Rome was not built in a day.
In the Calypso islands the song is Day O! while around Christmas
we sing of the twelve days thereof. When our sweetheart croons "Night and Day, you are the one" we feel like King or Queen of the Day. In
Oklahoma we get up early to intone "Oh what a beautiful morning, Oh
what a beautiful day."
In the North, there are snow days but in Delray Beach, that will
be the day! Besides a Hard Day's Night we know of work days and
holidays, blue days and better days. Some say "I hate the day", but
still they put in a good day's work knowing that tomorrow is another
day, that they have seen better days and that Harry said "Go ahead,
make my day."
So let us resolve that, from this day forward, we will always
give the time of day. Let us seize the day and make it a perfect day.
Today is the first day of the rest of our life. Smile.
Jacques M GILLY
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