SCHOOL DAYS

Fresh thoughts come to us each day,

And offer kindness on our way,

A hopeful thought brings joy and peace,

Wrapped with love with your release.

Share it often with those you meet,

All body systems will find it a treat.

Expressed in words with acts and deeds,

You have planted a lovely kindness seed.

September brings us school days once more for nearly all ages, and now there is talk on the news suggesting the government supply tuition for college and university students also, to be paid back later after they found employment.  Someone asked me what happened to all that $30,000.00 we had saved for our son to pursue further his studies because of his interest in the Science Department.  It is true we had saved that money to be ready for him after high school but he suggested we keep it in our savings account in case he could earn his own way through university with scholarships and summer jobs.  After graduation at the University of Victoria he was offered a scientific position in Calgary that supplied him with free rent for 6 months until a home could be found.  It seemed like a good idea and they moved to Calgary.  I believe I touched on it briefly several days ago in my previous entry.  He was transferred to other states that included Texas and California.

    My husband's work was also in the science field and he with others had worked with harmful chemicals that were the precursors of Parkinson's and other related diseases.  My older sister Helen had become a dental missionary in the Ivory Coast of Africa and when she learned of our nieces expressing an interest in becoming medical doctors, she tapped her retirement fund to help them out.  She made out two checks, one for each of them that totaled $5,000.00 and asked me to check them over for accuracy.  Canada was importing doctors from Africa, in groups of 65 as needed.  To date the two nieces have not proceeded to become medical doctors and the $30,000.00 is waiting for its true owner.  Perhaps some of the $30,000.00 was used for elaborate weddings and trips to tropical countries.  The courts of time are waiting for the true owners.  At a future time, perhaps one of my four great-granddaughters may be needing funds for medical schooling.