Jack is a very philosophical kid….his little bits of wisdom come out of the blue and always…ALWAYS…blow us away.
Yesterday, while eating pizza for supper on Salt Spring Island, Jack grew quiet and thoughtful. Then, he said…out of the blue…
‘You know, I always see people worried about losing money, but they have it all wrong. They should be worried about losing time because you can always make back money, but once time is gone…it’s gone forever. People should be worried about what they’re doing with their time.’
Bob and I sat there with our jaws open. And, because my grief over losing my dad is still pretty raw, I was near to tears…then, just to prove to us that he is 9 years old, he added…
‘Maybe people think you can get time back once a time machine is invented BUT…you won’t actually get it back. Your timeline can’t change…you might be able to go back in time and relive or do over something but you can’t get time back. Even with a time machine.’
Love that kid…such an old soul 
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That is beautiful and amazing! And it must run in the family. We are friends of Stu and Leslie in CA. As long as we have know them, we have described Connor as ‘an old soul’. We love that man. Well, truth is, we love the whole fam!! Nice Blog =))
I’ve had this kept unread in my reader since it was posted…I’ve read it almost daily. Just wanted you to let him know how much it’s affected me, how much thought I’ve put into it, and how it’s kept my decisions in line with my heart…love to your family
It’s the part about the time machine, isn’t it, Josh?
love you….