Stone Soup by Jan Eliot for June 07, 2014
Transcript:
Arnold: That's your third cup of tea. Gramma Evie: Tea helps me think. Arnold: Something weighing on you? Gramma Evie: When I'm with YOU, I miss my family. When I'm with THEM, I miss you! Arnold: You sound like someone who's ready to go home. Gramma Evie: Not at ALL. That's the problem.
Stay. There are too many people who spend their older years with regret, but here’s a chance to be a role model for others: Evie, the grandmother who found love and traveled the world. I know because my great-aunt traveled to different countries every summer, and was an inspiration for me to live out my desire to live in a completely different culture (Japan). I stayed for several decades, and there’s no way I will ever regret it.