[Porsche-O-Phile]

Thanks for sharing Todd. It's painful to see the ones we love becoming more and more aged and less able to care for themselves. I only hope I can be half the son to my parents as they were parents to me as the roles of caretaker and care needer reverse.

Time is cruel, but our mortality gives us purpose. At the end of the day what matters is not our death or our "fade to black", but what we accomplish while we're here, how we influence those around us (do we lift up or tear down? Do we enhance life or inhibit it? Do we promote thought and advancement or ignorance?). Most importantly, how do we instill wonder and thoughtfulness and happiness in the children who will be here long after we're gone.

Since the dawn of time, man has sought immortality - we attain it through our dealings with others and how we treat them. Those influences will persist in future generations long after our physical bodies are long gone. You're a good son and you honor your father through your insight, thoughtfulness and demeanor. I've no doubt he was (and is) a wonderful human being based on what I know of you, your writings and attitude.

Thanks for sharing - its great to inspire some insight and introspection about things like this - too much of our days get wasted on mundanity worrying about work or bills or money... It is our relationships with those whom we love and who love us that matter - little else really does.