A final farewell — and God bless you

It’s been ages. This will be my final submission to Letters. I understand, many will celebrate, while others simply wonder. Truthfully, I had reached a point where I recognized the folly of changing closed minds — even those of my family. Then, things got much worse.

You may have noticed, the world, as we know it, is imploding on many levels. Without going into all the gory details — suffice to say; we have a mentally challenged president, intent on destroying our country; a corrupt scientist who orchestrated this pandemic — then became a celebrity by leading our response; and world-wide disasters — seemingly of biblical proportions. All this leading to my revelation.

Honestly, I’ve lived 70+ years of, what I considered a very full and rewarding life. I was always too busy to explore, or take up, any religion; developing a comfort level of, not denying, but mostly ignoring, God. You might imagine my surprise when — given the aforementioned catastrophic events, I’ve finally taken that plunge.

Although still a novice, I’ve benefitted from an undeniable sense of peacefulness and wellbeing which, prior to this welcome transformation, had altogether escaped me. Not yet fully evangelical, I’m learning.

This may be a cautionary tale — for you. I’m no longer willing to expend precious energy on events or people I cannot realistically influence. Instead, I’m getting in touch with my spiritual self and strongly suggest you consider doing the same. You may finally gain something through unsolicited advice from your friend, George. God bless one and all!

— George Hoag, Chico