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Often, people will ask “how’s life?” and my mind always returns back to these two elderly men who would come into my place of work to pay their phone bills. Each visit, the customer service rep would always greet them with a cheerful hello and how are you today? The two men, who moved very slowly aided by canes and always together, brightened the lobby with each visit. One of the men would always respond the same way when asked how he was;”at my age, each day above ground is a good day.” His response has always stuck in my mind and I’ve spoken often about these two men throughout my life thus far. So, when someone asks me how I am, I repeated his response but adding my own twist to it “…any day above ground is a good day…my family is here, everyone is healthy..what else can a guy ask for?…life is great.” Though, each time I say this, my mind drifts to what happens when the days comes I can no longer respond this way. It’s inevitable, that at some point in time, a loved one will face challenges, hurdles and tests of faith. Because of a past personal experience that was significant enough to make me realize life can be cut short at any time, I’ve come to realize the cute old man’s response has had quite an impact on me. And now again, I am faced with life changing news that makes my last experience seem like a mere warning shot across the bow. My doctor said, it was divine intervention that we discovered this hurdle the way we did, and I have to believe this is true. So far, everything has fallen place with the mortal side of intervention. So, tomorrow when I go in for surgery, I can only pray that I will wake, the cancer will be gone and I can still say… “any day above ground is a good day…my family is here, everyone is healthy..what else can a guy ask for?…life is great.”