tyranny of time

Its funny how a person never knows how much time they have .And do they use what time they have wisely .I visited an old friend today it had been a little while since i had seen him .I was kind of taken by surprise at how frail his body had become,but his eyes though pale were still as crafty and full of life as before his ailment had took hold of his body.I know he had a good life he told of it on many different occasions .He told me he would be alright ,and back home in a week or so . We talked about my kids ,about his grandson ,Lsu football. He had a old black and white photo of himself at 11 years old with a huge buck hanging in a tree beside him .It was his first deer and he beamed when he talked of it .Time and his ailment are not on his side ,but if one could bottle up his spirit,optimism and knowledge they would have a great start to a good life .and possibly over come the tyranny of time.......