Do not go gentle into that good night but rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Dylan Thomas

I think Dylan (Thomas) dedicated the poem from which this line was taken to his father. It’s message, for me, is that we should live life to its fullest, make the very best we can out of it, burn and rave. While knowing that death is inevitable we owe it to life to value and respect it. Giving in and resign is not an option.

Pádraig did 30 squats last week during just one session in the An Saol Foundation Centre with just a little bit of guidance. When I watched him doing it I began to wonder whether I would be able for this. Then again, I’m more than 30 years older…

30 Squads – Try It Yourself and see how you feel after:)

We wanted to go to a small Spanish restaurant. When we eventually tried to book a table, it was full. On the advice of Pádraig’s younger sister, we tried and got a table in Hawksmoore – a new restaurant “everybody” is raving about.

Apparently, the place, located in the historic National Bank building in Dublin’s College Green, was voted Best Steak Restaurant in Europe. It’s run by two Irish Brothers who set up similar restaurants in New York and London.

It was a real nice evening, giving us time to enjoy and savour, and to reflect on, life.

The most challenging question for which I have not found an answer to is how anyone can decide that someone else’s life is not worth living? How anyone can decide to deny the support a fellow human needs to enjoy life, tu burn and rave?

I am all with Dylan Thomas. Rave and rage against the dying of the light. Don’t go gentle into the night. We have to make the most out of the days we’ve got. And we need people to support us when we that becomes necessary.