查尔斯·扎诺尔/CharlesZanor
IdidnotknowwhoWarrenZevonwasuntillastyear, -songwriter, .
Zevon', 'sresponse："Enjoyeverysandwich."
Tocharacterizethismessageasinspirationalisprobablyoverthetop, , climbanymountainanddrawtheirlastbreathwithoptimismandgrace.
Iadmirethetake-chargeattitudeandenergyofsuchpeople, , however, Icanrelateto.
-beaterstoriesaresimplypartofalargerconspiracytogeteveryoneinthecountrytolivelifetothefullest-travelmore, learntoplaythetuba, teachourgrandchildrenaboutthefalloftheRomanEmpire, buildourownlathesandturnthatcherrytreeinthefrontyardintosaladbowlsforthewholeneighborhood.
Eachoftheseventuresisfinewhenconsideredbyitself（exceptmaybeforthesalad-bowlthing），butIamsuspiciousoftheculturalimperativethatwhetherwearesickorwell, , facedwithacatastrophichealthevent, wanttoputmorepinsintheirmaps, buttherearesomeofuswhosimplyfindrenewedmeaninginouralreadyexistingworlds.
Sincemychemotherapytreatment, Ihaveexperiencedsmall"Zen"rushes-anarrestingsenseoftranquilitycoupledwiththeheightenedawarenessthatwhatIamdoingatthatmomentisexactlywhatIwanttobedoing-whetherI'msittinginarestaurantwithanewspaper, readingabookinbed, , butnotasoftenoraseasily.
Thissenseofwell-beingisawelcomechange, butIcan', -plays, symphonies, singers-butIammoreeasilysatisfiedthesedays, andIdon'tfeelasmuchthatIammissingsomethingifIdon', butcancerhasawayofseparatingthosewhoareclosesttoyoufromthosewhoarenot.
DuringchemoIlostmyhair, , .
Theclichésaboutsicknessandmarriagearetrue-, Iknewshe'dbethereonthetoughestdays.
