My grandpa, right now as I speak, is in his deathbed and he is almost ready to pass on to see the Lord. He has been sick for the last few weeks and he has been in intense pain and depression. It started out as a broken hip then it turned into a spell of pneumonia and then eventually he is going to die. I heard lately he is starting to go through the stages of death and he is starting to pass through another world. I don't know where he is going but Lord I hope he is going to be just fine.
I remember grandpa a lot and I had grew up with him - there was a lot of times with him and now it is time for me to move on. He taught me many things, such as the value of responsibility. We used to do little "projects" such as fill the humidifier along with till the garden, etc. He used to take me for rides on the tractor when I was a little kid and he plumped me in front of the TV for an afternoon lineup of shows such as Sesame Street.
I used to stay over night with him and he used to tell me stories, and then in the morning, we had bacon and eggs, in his own special way, that tasted very good. I learned his recipe and then I added my own little twist to it. A lot of my childhood was spent seeing grandpa and a lot of memories were with him.
Grandpa was the guy who gave me "the talk" when I was in 7th grade. I wanted to know what was "rape" and he told me it was a horrible thing, and that eventually lead to "the talk." He explained to me that I needed to keep my pants zipped in order to stay out of trouble and it was the simplest I had it - no explanations or questions.
He had helped me go through the tough times in elementary and high school, and he had gave me a good talk of wisdom when I needed the wisdom. It was a little tougher than my other grandparents, where I was more spoiled and let me do whatever I want to do. They were more modern and on the stick than the older grandparents, but the traditional things and the traditional stories that my grandparents had will stay.
Now he is going to leave and he had lived a long and good life - he has done it all and my life hasn't really begun again. Now I am in the stage of education and I got my first job as a Walmart employee, and he was very happy about that. I was about to have him go to Walmart but I guess this is never going to happen.
It looks like I have a long life ahead of me and God knows what is going to happen. But I am pretty sure I want to start a family and have my own kids, but I don't really know who I am going to start a family with. Eventually I am going to be able to find a girl for me - there is probably someone that will eat me out of my hand and it looks like I never found that person.
OK I am eventually going to be free of grandparents and that means another era is done, and another era is going to begin.
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