A few signs at a local fish camp, starting with this one:

That’s a sign we should all hang for everyone we meet.

If we do just one nice thing to one person every day, it can start us on a road to direct entry—one road, but a way nonetheless—into Heaven.

Be extra nice to someone this day—an extra long wave, a wider smile. (Or better, to everyone.)

The two most important times of your life?

Now and the moment of your death.

If we live every moment as if it’s our last, if we think every thought knowing God will know every single thought we ever thought, if we treat all people and think of all people the way we want to be treated and thought of, sending “good vibes” (translation: love), these too are rungs up that eternal ladder.

Little tests?

Admit when you’re in error.

We all need: humility.

Need to purge a little sloth?

(Lighten up!)

Respect your parents, wherever they now are.

Vanity?

Diligence?

Ah, yes, that final day, that final moment!

Happy Fourth! (And happy every day.)