Yesterday I went to my grandmother's 80th birthday party. We were around 40, and it was really nice. I had the "responsability" of entertaining a seven guests table, and I think I did great, one of the friends of my grandmother wanted to buy me :) I was also seated not far from my god-mother, and something happened that made me think about life. Normally, she's a very shy, boring person that have nothing to say and is shocked by anything you say that is not orthodox, but the day before, instead of just saying "happy new year, all the best" she texted "drink too much, have fun, and be this year full of insane parties and a lot of money" and that was quite not like her. During this evening, she was also much funnier, full of life, and she totally let herself go, and it was quite pleasing but strange to see such a big change in her. After a moment, as I was speaking with my mom, I was told she has a cancer, one of the type you cannot cure, and that she will not live more that two years according to the doctors... I think that's why, after so many years of being prude, reserved, after containing herself, she now tries to take back the funny times she never had. I felt really sad for her, it's really awful, and has something so pathetic. But what we can learn from it is that we should all live as if it was the last day, for you never know what will happen tomorrow.
I never had the inspiration I was waiting to write my speech. I wrote something that was a bit crappy, and I was so disappointed by myself. (it's also partly because I had a critical high rate of alcool in the blood I guess...) When it was more or less my turn to speak (well, it was dessert, so it was now or never) I stood up, took my knife and hit the glass, everybody looked at me, and as I was looking for my speech, I found out that I had forgotten it at home! I said that, everybody laughed, and I had to improvise something out of the blue. I think it was much better than what I had planned to say, it was totally spontaneous, and everybody started to cry. After that everybody came to me to congratulate me for the speech, to say it was the best and that I was incredible, and the old ladies came to say they wish they had such a grand-son etc. It was of couse a glorious time for me... I'm awful, I love that so much :D My grand-mother was really touched by the speech, and came to me and we huged and she cried again, it was really nice. I love my grand-mother so much, she's a fabulous lady, and I don't know what we will do without her when the time will come.
So, it was a very emotional evening...
4 comments:
It's always a matter of finding the right balance between living for the moment and providing for the future. It's too bad if your godmother was too cautious.
Congrats on the speech. Of course, you had some thoughts beforehand, but it's good to be able to extemporize like that. How great that everybody loved it.
That was SO sweet!! I love my grandma too, though to find the words would be very very difficult. My grandpa turns 80 in February. My parents are flying out to celebrate with him (though I think it's a secret from my grandpa).
Aek —
And now you've gone and put the secret here for the whole world, including your grandpa, to see. :(
lol
naturgesetz: Psh, the chances of my grandpa coming across this (or anyone who knows) is vanishingly small. I'm not worried. :P
Though, my uncle almost let it slip to my little cousin, that would've been disastrous (and cute).
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