The stories and lessons we learn from parents and grandparents can often be precious. As mentioned before, we can also learn a lot from children because their view of the world is very objective and honest.
My Grandma Rachel was a very wise woman. Although she was not college educated, she read a great deal, loved songs, jokes, and was actively involved in the community and fraternal organizations like the Odd Fellows. All of these things are good for the brain. She had a breadth of knowledge about many topics.
One time when asked if size of the person matters for a good relationship, she reportedly said, “That all people are the same size lying down.” I guess this would give someone a good perspective.
My paternal grandfather Ira, a former house painter, was quite bright too. He was a skillful painter of still life’s and sculpted as well. In addition, he loved to read, and always did the New York Times crossword puzzle. He was tall and lanky, and when he was younger played on a Catholic basketball team called Most Sacred Blood. His nickname was Ira “Stretch” Levine, given to the fact that at 6 foot he was quite tall for the time.
Ira’s father, William had stories too. One of which was the time he bought socks from a push cart vendor. Allegedly William went home to show his wife the great deal he had gotten, 10 pairs of socks for 1 dollar, but when he examined them more closely he realized to his disappointment that they were all singles, and none of the socks matched. One of my High School students put a positive spin on the story when he said he would have worn two mismatching socks as a fashion statement.
Life Lesson 44: Choose wisely in life, because sometimes you get what you pay for, and if sounds too good to be true, sometimes it isn’t true. In addition, don’t always judge a book by it’s cover, because you may sometimes may be pleasantly surprised what you might find, no matter what your point of view.
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