"We are born astride a grave - WaynesWorldStage.com

I couldn’t help but think how sad it wasthat my brothers and sister and I had spent solittle of our adult lives together. And now wewould never all be together again, unless, ofcourse, there is indeed a heaven. It made methink of my brothers who I never met. Mymother had given birth to triplets when I was fiveor six years old, Don, Dan, and Dean. They alldied after a few days in the hospital. Would Imeet them for the first time in heaven? WouldMargaret be with them now? It’s a concept that’sdifficult for an intelligent person to grasp. Itwould be so comforting to believe so. Of hope,faith and love (charity), I have a lot of hope andlove. It's the faith part that is getting a littleweak.It was now 1998. Box One had been doingslides for Lehman Brothers for over six years.Suddenly the volume of work began to declinedrastically. Slide shows were being replaced byelectronic presentations. In other words, insteadof going into a conference room and setting up aslide projector, the conference rooms wereequipped with computer monitors. The slideswere no longer needed. Everyone could watch thepresentation on a monitor.This marked the beginning of the end. Myhealth was deteriorating at a rapid pace. I couldnot quit smoking. Emphysema was becoming346