hope this will again confirm that the most important information in your life won't come from a teacher,
the library or the Internet.

It comes from a mentor, and on a very personal level.

My long-passed grandfather's birthday is coming up,
and for me it is a time to reminisce.

We used to take long walks and drives together.

He would make special trips to pick me up so I
could spend weekends with him.

I was young when he died.

If he were living today and sharing his
pearls of wisdom, I'd be a better man.

Those gems were well and good, but the one
I remember best, the jewel in the crown of grandfatherly advice came from him when I was only 12.

We were sitting in a park, watching children with their mothers enjoying a beautiful spring day.

He told me that one day, I'd find a
woman and start my own family.

Then he said, "And be sure you marry
a woman with small hands."

"Why should I do that, Grandpa" I asked.

"It makes your pecker look bigger."

Kinda brings a tear to your eye, doesn't it.