And has he signed up for the class reunion ... ?

By Cori Omura
Mililani resident

Editor's note: Cori Omura of Mililani said she wrote this story because it illustrated her aunt's "local-kine" way of trying to make a connection with an unfamiliar name.

Although we often have many stories about our young children, there are also many opportunities for joy and laughter at the other end of the spectrum.

I had an aunty who was in her 90s and lived in a care home. We visited her regularly, but she still had trouble remembering who I was, and it took the first 15 minutes of each visit to establish my family ties. It was also complicated by the fact that Aunty was a little hard of hearing.

Once, after we had chatted for a while, I got up the courage to ask her about her eternal destiny. I asked, "Aunty, do you know who Jesus Christ is?"

"Who?" she replied.

"Jesus Christ," I shouted, "Do you know who he is?"

She frowned and pursed her lips. Uh-oh, I thought, maybe I had offended her.

Then, her face brightened, and she turned to me and said, "What high school did he go to?"

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