Remembered

"Every man's memory is his private literature." - Aldous Huxley

Considering the subject of the short story I just got typed up, this is most applicable. I believe it to refer to the story each of us holds within ourselves, the great telling of our life which is ultimately unique. I believe every life should be recorded, the lessons and perspectives deserve to be shared. One of my greatest regrets is that I didn't manage to record my grandfather's life before his recent passing. My grandfather was a caretaker for his family when he was young, a bootlegger in the prohibition, a bounty hunter and a farmer. He raised a family of several children, his own as well as those adopted. My grandfather worked well past retirement age as a carpenter and many pieces of his masonry days still stand at local parks. Every story deserves to be told, every memory deserves to be cherished and every man deserves to be remembered.