I was telling her about losing Mrs.Steinberg and our travels to and from the funeral two weeks ago.
Knowing me well, Terry asked if I knew anything about Warren Zevon. Of course I didn't.
She explained that he was a singer-songwriter who was diagnosed with inoperable peritoneal mesothelioma and died less than a year later. During his illness, he was a guest--as he had been on many occasions in the past--on Late Night with David Letterman. In talking about his disease, and about life and death, Zevon offered this adage: "Enjoy every sandwich."
Indeed, in our everyday comings and goings--sprinkled as they are with too much stress and too little time--we often do forget just how fragile is life. Instead, as I've now relearned from Terry, by way of Warren Zevon, we must learn to hug our kids, tell our friends we love them, and enjoy every sandwich.
Inspired by Ima on (and off) the Bima, this post is one in a series marking the days of the Hebrew month of Nisan leading up to Passover 5773.
