60th Wedding Anniversary
That’s an impressive anniversary. It wasn’t mine, though hopefully it will be in about another twenty years.
As a freshman at the University of Southern California in 1957, I met fellow students Joe and Barbara. He became the Editor in Chief of the Daily Trojan, and Barbara followed him in the same role. Both enjoyed long, successful careers in journalism, and Joe, now in his early 80’s, still teaches at USC. This past weekend we attended their 60th anniversary celebration.
Because of Covid, Daveen and I haven’t appeared at many parties during the past 30 months, but this was one we didn’t want to miss (and our table was partly outside which gave us some comfort).
Sixty years. As the universe turns, that’s almost nothing. But for a human lifespan, it’s significant – perhaps 75%.
I value long term relationships. A new relationship is often fun and exciting, but a relationship of more than half a century has survived the biggest hurdle – the test of time.
This past week we’ve been celebrating long standing relationships. Daveen and I visited Jill, who now lives in Oregon. She and I lived together about fifty years ago. We also connected with John, who was my first real estate investor in the 1970’s. Nancy and I have been working on writing projects together since we met in a poetry class in the early 1990’s. Several ACF employees have worked with me for more than thirty years.
Life is like a stream emerging from the mountain tops, flowing to the ocean, accumulating the strength and warmth of friendships along the way, and it is these friendships that provide our lives with connection and meaning.
To Joe and Barbara – I wish you a happy 61st year.
I hope to continue enjoying our shared journey for many years to come.
Love,
Alan