She lived through it all!

My family and I just returned from the funeral of my 101-year-old aunt. I was amazed to listen to her pastor as he told us of all the things that Aunt Sophie had witnessed in her long lifetime. It's difficult to imagine that she lived under the presidency of 18 presidents; she saw the first flights over the Atlantic and to the moon and was only 3 years old when the first flight by the Wright Brothers took place ; she first rode in horse and buggy and later drove her brand new, shiny, fully-automatic Mercury; and she witnessed the First World War, the war to end all wars, the Second World War, Korean War, Vietnam War, Persian Gulf conflict, and all the turmoil today. My Aunt Sophie was a walking history lesson, better than any book because she could draw you a picture with her memories. A fine lady she was, born when women had no voting privilege and later seeing a woman trying to become president of the U.S. She went from keeping a small written diary to seeing her niece blogging on a computer that could be read around the world by anyone interested enough to tap in to the link. What a long way this civilization has gone! How far will it go before we, too, go to our eternal home?