In the last years of his life, I would take father to church with me. By then he was having trouble seeing, walking was difficult and a number of strokes had damaged his speech. Due hospital stays he was often missing on Sunday mornings for weeks at a time. The times he was in church the most common greeting he received was, “Bill, good to see you!”
To which he’d always reply with a sincere, “It’s good to be seen.”
I still use the line myself.
More wisdom next week,
Andrew
Andrew's View of the Week 
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I wonder is there a certain age when we start to repeat what we’ve heard? This is a good one. I no doubt will say it sometime in the future…it’s so sincere and can be taken with humour or heard with a deeper meaning. I’m enjoying your weekly wisdoms Andrew. 🙂
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There is an age. Generally just after our children are old enough for us to admit that our parents were right. 🙂
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I think that’s the truth there! 😀
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I think I would have enjoyed knowing your Dad.
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You had a very wise Father Andrew.
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He had that.
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I like it, Andrew – makes me think of all the people who aren’t seen and pass days or weeks without any contact!
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That’s very true. Sad to think that there are such lonely folks out there.
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Your father’s wit for the obvious was keen, that’s for sure. 😉
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It was.
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Love that saying. Think I will start using it. My mother had a lot of witty and at the same time profound sayings. I may share them on my blog.
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I’d love to hear your mother’s sayings.
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Thanks. 🙂
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That is a classic one.
And no comment on my cat post?! I thought sure you of all people would have something to say on the matter. Or did you purposely abstain because you didn’t want to have to tell me that you disagree with my feline treatment?
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Just put up a comment there. Likely the cat you mentioned is just saying, “See me, I am here!”
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And if I don’t see him, I certainly hear him!
Thanks for coming over to comment!
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Another good line. Though, as an introvert, sometimes I’m just fine with not being seen. 😉
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Me too, but I have just enough extroversion in me to want to be seen, not being seen…
“Did you see me? I was hiding in the corner.” 😉
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Ha!
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I’ve used that line myself, I think because my dad used it.
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It’s likely he heard it somewhere else and just took it, owned and made people smile with it.
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The older I get, the more I use my mom’s lines. I used to consider them annoying. Now, they’re perfect.
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It’s that true, the older I get the more of my father looks back at me from the mirror.
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good point!
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It is!
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Your father’s answer was both deep and so true.
I have seen this written on a reed by a young boy; ” You always saw me and my play”.
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I’ve always found that to be turn.
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A lovely little anecdote with a very serious point to make. Thanks for sharing it with us.
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Father had a way of being meaningful and funny at the same time.
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