Jerry Del Colliano and I first met when he came to work for us in 1964 at Philadelphia’s fledgling FM station, WDVR. Like many of our announcer/control operators at the time, he was a student in the Communications program at Temple University.
He would go on to be an announcer and/or program director with Philadelphia radio and TV stations. Later, he founded the well-respected radio industry newsletter Inside Radio. Today, he serves as a college professor, teaching media-related courses … as well as publishes a by-subscription industry newsletter plus these DayStarter messages … two recent ones that I found particularly appropriate to share with you.
I have at least two of my own Musings in the works, but due to too much travel and other “stuff” on my plate, none have been brought to completion. Hence, I invite you to read on:
The Value of Things (not the price)
by Jerry Del Colliano
From my friend Henry Kavett …
Poignant last words of Steve Jobs, Apple billionaire who died at 56:
“I have reached the pinnacle of success in business.” In other people’s eyes my life is a success. However, aside from work, I’ve had little joy.
At the end of the day, wealth is just a fact I’ve gotten used to. Right now, lying on my hospital bed, reminiscing all my life, I realize that all the recognition and wealth I took so much pride in, has faded and become meaningless in the face of imminent death.
You can hire someone to drive your car or make money for you, but you can’t hire someone to stand sick and die for you.
Material things lost can be found again. But there is one thing that can never be found when it is lost: Life.
Whatever stage of life we are currently at, in time we will face the day the curtain closes.
Love your family, spouse, children and friends… Treat them right .
Cherish them.
As we get older, and wiser, we slowly realize that wearing a $300 or $30 watch both give the same time. Whether we have a $300 or $30 wallet or purse, the amount inside is the same.
Whether we drive a $150,000 car or a $30,000 car, the road and the distance are the same, and we reach the same destination.
Whether we drink a $1,000 or $10 bottle of wine, the hangover is the same.
Whether the house in which we live is 100 or 1,000 square meters, loneliness is the same.
You will realize that your true inner happiness does not come from material things of this world.
Whether you travel first class or economy class, if the plane crashes, you go down with it…
Therefore, I hope you realize, when you have friends, brothers and sisters, with whom you discuss, laugh, talk, sing, talk about north-south-east or heaven and earth,… this is the real happiness!!
An indisputable fact of life: Don’t raise your children to be rich.
Educate them to be happy.
When they grow up, they will know the value of things and not the price. “
Finally, Something to Make Us Live Longer
A new study – 50,000 women between 69 and 96 – discover that experiencing gratitude is beneficial for both physical and emotional health and … wait for it …
Those who experience more gratitude have a lesser risk of dying – they live longer.
It’s not just touchy-feely any longer.
So, the nurses were asked to complete a questionnaire about their attitudes concerning gratitude.
Three years later, women who had the highest levels of gratitude experienced a 9% lower risk of death of any cause, including cardiovascular disease, cancer, and neurodegenerative disease.
You don’t need insurance, a wonder drug, or doctor’s appointments.
Just saying “thank you” is a simple way to get started. Thank you for sharing your thoughts on either of these subjects.
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Next time, my goal is to bring you stories and photos from either the ROAD or the RAILROAD!
