Our fathers are often mysteries to us and therefore we are often mysteries to ourselves. - Wright Thompson

Julian and his dad were men of different times. That's how it is with fathers and sons. The act of panning a generational divide is the single most important thing either person will do in their lifetime; the relationship depends on making that leap successfully.

You're deep in the nostalgia now,' I told him.

'You get older, you got nothing left,' he said.

My time with them made me examine my own life and think about my family's past and about what I want to bury and what I want to live on in my daughter. We must be intentional with our myths and stories, and we must live the lives we want our children to live.