What's in a cup?

Tomorrow is my father's memorial service. He would have been 69 next week. I want to remember him young. Has it been 33 years since I have known this man, or do the former and latter years not count? The former because I did not yet understand him, and the latter because he no longer understood me. A tumor developed in his brain over a decade ago. At first it was benign, then it became malignant. He had four operations altogether. With each operation he lost something. At first it was his sense of smell, then his sense of balance, and lastly his sense of sight. It was a slow process. It took years. The tumors developed while I was at Varsity, if not before. I was in my twenties then. I am 33 now. We are expecting roughly 50 people tomorrow morning at the Meerhof Chapel. It is good to know that he made an impact on people's lives. It is good to know that people appreciated him. They enjoyed him. They enjoyed his dry sense of humor. They found him courageo...