Hugo

Hugo

Last Friday, 12 November 2010, our grandson Hugo was born. He is the first child of our oldest son and his girlfriend Kristien. When I write it in this way it sounds very abstract, like it is the 8 o'clock news. But it is much more and emotional experience.

Friends are teasing a bit by saying: "you are getting old grandpa". Of course they are just teasing. Some of them have the same experience already. They hurry to continue that I am "a young grandfather and that my wife is a beautiful young grandmother" and they are right. But there are always more aspects on a fact like this.

Of course we are extremely happy!

Happy that our son and his girlfriend are happy with their beautiful child. Every parent wants to see their children happy!

Also happy because Hugo is born well, that he is happy and without any flaw! New life is always endearing in its helplessness. It brings emotions and that is good, because by bringing this emotions the child "binds" us to take care of him. In this way nature guarantees to continue the generations.

I'm also happy for my own mother. Although she is already 88 years old, she sees the child of her grandson, and that makes her proud.

I'm happy that my family is continuing in this child. So there are reasons everywhere to be extremely happy.

But still: there is also a feeling of sadness. I'm really getting older, my fertile phase of life is over. No more children for myself, but grandchildren. My life is getting into a later phase, closer to the end.

Especially because I feel young, this is a little bit difficult feeling.

Probably I will get used to it, and I'm sure that I will have a lot of pleasure with and from my grandson Hugo, but I need some time to get used to this phase of life.

On the end, pleasure and satisfaction will reveal, that's for sure!!