A reflection on my friend Scooter!

[Barboza]

A reflection on my friend Scooter.

The world in which we live has always been blessed with superior minds and altruistic spirits that have made an impact and contributed for the well being of our souls. Not many people have been able to recognize the potential they have individually, and just a few are capable to identify the wonderful contributions that made a difference in our lives.

We cannot deny the influence of Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Descartes, Bach, Handel, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin, Tchaikovsky, Monet, Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael, Picasso, Pascal, Copernicus, Galileo, Einstein, Pasteur, Chaucer, Shakespeare, Dostoyevsky, Saint-Exupery, Hugo, Cervantes, Camoes, Paine, Poe, Emerson, Hawthorne, Twain, Hemingway, Faulkner, Lee and Eliot, just to name a few. Even though we recognize them, and they may be present in our thoughts, they are figures from our past. It is always important to give the proper credit to whom credit is due, and – in my opinion – it is even more important to seize the moment… because life is a sum of the present moments.

After this long introduction, I just would like to express once more my deepest gratitude to a man I have learned to respect and love like a genuine brother. Even though I still ignore his real name, I have sensed and known his real heart and soul through his contributions to several internet sites. I have already told Scooter before that when I think I have seen his utmost work, he always surprises me by reinventing himself and breaking his own record.

I realize that Scooter also has a family, a job, friends, and several other commitments in life; I know that he has no financial gain in spending his precious time among us; I recognize that he has sometimes answered the same questions hundreds of time, but with the same integrity, the same humble spirit that is so essentially part of his character. I also know that this lounge has some great people, but it is not necessarily made up of people that really reciprocate Scooter's efforts by giving back to him time, attention, additional contributions, and recognition.

Thank you, Scooter, for everything you have done for us! I hope your valuable contribution will impact our lives, so we may prosper enough to make a difference in the lives that could be helped and blessed by our generosity!

I will miss you, my friend!

- Joseph Barboza

[Bumper64]

Well said my friend!! Well said!

[breault]

Thank you, Barboza. That was so heart felt and wonderfully written. I agree with you all the way.

[hurricanewayne]

I would like to thank Scooter for his help and let him know I always tried to get the best understanding of what he said before I said anything that I might say wrong. I am only a labor worker I have no collage degree nor do I always understand big words. So i hope I was not one of those that said something wrong I always asked about what I didn't understand, and tried not to talk about the stuff I didn't understand. I send my best wishes to Scooter and his family.

[coy71]

I would like to thank Scooter for his help and let him know I always tried to get the best understanding of what he said before I said anything that I might say wrong. I am only a labor worker I have no collage degree nor do I always understand big words. So i hope I was not one of those that said something wrong I always asked about what I didn't understand, and tried not to talk about the stuff I didn't understand. I send my best wishes to Scooter and his family.

Thank You Barboza, well said. GOD BLESS!

[foghorn leghorn]

Well said my Texas friend....well said...

[bodeen]

Nice,,,, very nice...... You may not realize it yet but we all LOST today.........

[Riley]

Beautifully written my friend Barboza - you too I can say I have high admiration for as well.......thanks for sharing that with us all and yes he will be missed by many.

[bodeen]

Well said my Texas friend....well said...

Love us Texas folks!!!!!!!!!

[vested]

Excellent, Barboza!

[bobbidoll]

Awesome post! Scooter will be missed greatly!

[gaybeth]

Thanks Barboza well said. We will miss Scooter and hope he will come back to us. He was and is an amazing man and spent many hours trying to help all of us. He gave many hours to us and trying to make us understand what was going on with the dinar. I wish him and his family the very best.

[balkanbob]

I have read many posts by " SCOOTER" title He is the man in the Know.. I have read many posting by SCOOTER and many others about the condition of IRAQ and there future. I don't understand where he is going. Only Scooter and GOD know where and why. I hope it is about the RV. I hope it RV's soon. GO RV.

[Kinnie88]

Scooter is a Prince of Man. Thanks Barboza for a wonderful post.

[dcdr]

Barboza, could not have said it better. Here's a Toast to SCOOTER, here, here.

[SnowGlobe7]

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