Victory is ours!
In the last month I lost my cat, Mickey Bodine, a friend died of cancer and our mayor also died of cancer! Mayor O' Connor was nice to everyone. Bob O'Connor, our Mayor, was a friend to all and he had Pittsburghers believing in Pittsburgh again. He was able to bring back a winning feeling to our city and he was a real person he even was on my cable access show last fall. I mean think about that a man who would be mayor comes on a show on cable access with a yet unproven host ( me ) and it was a great show because of Bob, Alan, Nora my audience and hopefully myself. Bob was great as was Alan Hertzberg and for the record even though he was running for mayor at the time and Alan was running for re-election as a judge. We never really spoke about their campaigns we spoke of other matters. Mickey, my friend, and Bob were great spirits / souls of this world and in a true sense we are blessed to have had time with them. I know that I will miss Mickey, my friend and Bob, but I really don't feel they are gone. I feel they are in a paradise, but that their spirit is with us and can visit us unseen when they choose to.
So, how do we honor their spirit? How do we show our love for them? We grieve, but we can also keep their beliefs with us and we can live each day as if it were the last second we would have in this life. We can love as they did by being accepting as they were and we can and must now carry on where they left off. I know some of you wonder how can I also include my cat in this post or e-mail? Well, my cat was very loving, accepting and in some ways an ambassador of peace and love. Mickey always greeted everyone who has ever visited my house. Mickey would go to the door and welcome visitors and then follow repair people downstairs or up depending on where they were working. Even when people would tell me they hated cats or were allergic I would take Mickey to another part of the house, but he found them and they would start to play with him and I have had cat haters suddenly go over to Mickey and pet him. I've had people tell me they hate cats, but liked Mickey. One man once said that's no cat that's a cool dude! So, yes, Mickey is a cat, but Mickey is also a loving, kind spirit that always touched people's hearts and minds. I can't tell you how or why he was able to do it, but he was.
My other friend who died of cancer was born in Cambodia, but risked life and limb to get to the United States. She brought her children with her and they became US Citizens years ago. She is brave for doing what she did and she was kind and spoke with me even when she was busy. I care for my family who have left this earth Mickey, Bob, and my friend may be gone in body, but their spirits still walk this earth and their souls of kindness and love will never die. They will be in paradise forever, but they will also remain with us forever and that is the true victory. They were champions of peace, kindness, bravery, and other qualities. The qualities they had will never leave us. I say to you let us make them proud of us let us be more like they were and do all that we can to honor them and be more loving as they were.
Humanity Matters Host
Albert Torcaso
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