Jacob, my Son.
At some point between your birth in mid Spring of this year and the political Christmas, I realized what life was all about.
Being alive is all about giving. Everything about you is what you give. Right now I am giving a gift of my written thoughts and insight into what it means to be an ordinary man living at the turn of the millennium. If I print this blog, it may become a good source of history for future generations. I also give my care to your well being as an infant, to understand what that is like you would need to be a father yourself.
However I would advise you not to give openly as you age because many people set out in life to exploit others frivolously and take advantage of their good nature unfairly. Give in a way that makes it hard to attract bad company. How this is done is for you to work out.
Good luck.
