Going on

I have been going through a difficult time and had to express myself in ways other than writing for a bit. I think that I needed to find something within myself and gain the strength to write again. For some reason, I thought of an old college professor who probably did not know the impact he had on my life. Dr. Jon Gold was a philosophy teacher at WLSC when I went there. I failed his class the first time I took it and received a C the second time. Circumstances were poor, I did not like authority and hated to go to class. But I retook it when I was working 40 hours a week and could not give the commitment to the class I wanted at the time. Something that Dr. Gold taught us in class was to question everything, especially yourself. He was an intelligent man, a jewish man that switched to Christianity and became a pastor. He understood that you had to go to God in your own way and never pushed me to believe. After my dad passed away, I thought of Dr. Gold a lot. I studied the Bible like he had always suggested. I was not his protege, he wasn't my mentor and he probably didn't know the impact he had on me. Unfortunately, after my summer class, he passed away of a heart attack. Smoking and drinking 50 coffees a day is not good for your heart. But, just so he knows and everyone else does - Thanks Dr. Gold.