Charles Kettering said, “you can’t have a better tomorrow if you are thinking about yesterday all the time." I believe nostalgia proves nothing beneficial for the betterment of life. There is sadness of missing the dear ones and not having them nearby, but as Proust said, "nostalgia of things past is not necessarily the remembrance of things as they were."

Your dad was a wonderful example of what a human should try to be. I was fascinated with his interest in history which led to the recreation of Stone Henge in his yard and the ancient Egyptian items he collected.You may recall we used him for our marriage ceremony and that was because he was an enlightened person who lived his beliefs in the religion he practiced with love and kindness, never a trace of hatred or superiority toward anyone else. If all religious people were like him there might not be a need for this group?