You were about 4 years old...
when Dad and Mom began to notice that You were blinking your eyes quite a bit.
This only happened when You were watching television, we noticed.
At that point in time, Justine and You would spend a lot of time in front of the telly watching your first Disney video, Jungle Book.
This was soon replaced by your second video, Land Before Time.
The first time You sang along with the dinosaur video, You had sang loudly: “Fliends for Linner” (Friends for Dinner), which thrilled us to bits.
Your third video was Hercules ... which You'd pronounced as "Her - choo - lis." :D
Dad and Mom remember clearly how You would sing at the top of your voice, the one and only one line :
“I - CAN - GO - THE - DISTANCE.”
No matter how many times You watched Hercules, You would only sing this one line, when the song came on. You did not know the rest of the lyrics, only this one. :D
On hindsight, Mom reflects that even at that tender age, You had given your parents a little clue that your life would be somewhat different from the lives of boys your age.
You would soon be tested to go the distance.
Daniel at 4 years old.
And now ... looking back ...
Now that You've made it to Heaven, You really have gone the distance, Son. Mom would never have guessed, no, not in a million years, as You entertained your family with your high-pitched vocals of :
"I - CAN - GO - THE - DISTANCE" at that age ...
and with your chin up and head back, that some day, some day real soon, like say ... 21 January 2010, You would be going quite, quite a distance.
God's plans for You ...
From the movie HERCULES. Click on the title to view.
