Advice From Norman – Bow View Manor

Happy marriage secrets?

There aren’t any

Just find love

Happiness follows love

Be happy when you get home

And your wife is just through the door

Smile knowing you can hold her again

And plan to never let her go

 

Everyone will learn that it takes more than skill

If you want to be great

You have to know

You have to understand

You have to be as smart as you are good

Intelligent as you are gifted

Knowledgeable as you are skillful

 

Friends will serve you better than anything

When you’ve lived as I have

Money is meaningless

I don’t hold money close to my heart

I will hold the friends I have made

I will remember and treasure

The times together over the things I own  

 

Why spend on a fancy funeral?

I’ll be long gone

What’s the point if I can’t enjoy

I’d rather spend time with those I love

Spend my money on times with friends

And work to make a smile over money

 

I could go to any job I’ve had

And take it up again

Leave everything with a smile

Don’t leave anything halfway

Leave with something you look to

In old age with a smile

 

This poem is dedicated to Norman and all the great advice he gave us. Thank you for sharing your wisdom, we will use it well.

Sincerely

Kaden and Tiana


Over the course of the past few months I have had the honor of travelling with my class to Bow View Manor, an old folks home that’s within walking distance of our school. Kaden (my fantastic partner) and I, had the opportunity to sit and talk to a gentleman named Norman about his life and some of the things that he has experienced. Norman was able to pass on some funny life stories as well as an abundance of advice he has on topics such as: how to have a happy marriage, what you should spend your money on, and what you should be prioritizing in life. We took the most important ideas that he gave us as well as the ones that stuck with us the most and wrote this poem.

It was truly a wonderful experience and Kaden and I feel blessed to have gotten the opportunity to get to have such an important conversation with Norman. A conversation that I’m sure did both parties some good. We look forward to seeing him again soon.

 

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