Where Does This Open Door Lead?

Charlie Dillon:  “You know something? I'm still gonna get into Harvard. And in 10 years no one will remember any of this. But you'll still be a goddamn Jew.”David Green:  “And you'll still be a prick.”--as heard while watching the 1992 film, SCHOOL TIES
My September 18th to 20th weekend in Alameda was short but sweet.  It was nice being with mom and seeing my nieces.   Mom and I managed to go see the movie SCHOOL TIES.  I really liked it and will make a point of seeing it again with Alan. 
I like the actors Brendan Fraser and Matt Damon (even though Matt wasn’t the most likeable character).  Set in the 1950s, SCHOOL TIES sheds light on the "true" nature of the old boys club. David Green (Brendan Fraser) is a supreme athlete who is granted admission to an exclusive boarding school reserved for the country's blue bloods.   Green hopes to use the school to get into Harvard, while the school uses him to win football championships.  Everything is going as planned until a spoiled classmate Charlie Dillon (Matt Damon), finds out that Green is Jewish.  Given the time and circumstances, this does not sit well with his classmates.  The movie comes to a climax when the classmates are forced to choose between Green and Dillon in a cheating scandal.  The movie really highlights the religious inequality that took place at that time in America.  One also comes to realize how the elite maintain their status and privilege by attending schools such as the one in this movie.
Upon my return home I found a postcard from Barbara Reynolds waiting for me.  It was a masterpiece image by Vincent Van Gogh that he painted in 1888 of the DANCE HALL AT ARLES.   She wrote:
Hello Mike, I spoke with Helen today.  She called for help in the office and got Brenda Goff.  I just happened to be walking by and had to say hello.  We are all too busy at work and trying to NOT be too serious.  
Thanks for the NYC postcard.  It was an interesting shot.  I’d love to go to NY again…someday.  
Yes, I am interested in a money investment (excuse me…income investment).  Got any simple to understand info?  You know I learn best from friends like you. 
I’m counting six more days of this commute.  
I am making new kitchen curtains tonight.
Staying busy…still in like/love.  Hope all is fantastic.  I am enjoying sunlight on the bay at his moment.   Love, Barbara
I was back to my work grind.  I was analyzing the GROUPE EUROTUNNEL penny stock “railway operation” that provides train service from the England to France.   After my commute from Westwood to Santa Monica I found a card in the mailbox from Dorothy Rua.  She chose a card that included the image of gates that seemed to be entering a beautiful paradise.  Once I read her card I understood why: 
9-20-92Dear Michael,How could I not think of you when I saw this card?  Yes, it reminded me of “another door opens”.  Where does this open door lead?  I wish I knew…
That was a great sunset card you sent from NYC.  I’m glad to hear you had a wonderful time and were thinking of me, too.
As I’m writing this card, I’m sitting on a CONTINENTAL AIRLINES flight to GUAM.  It is an unexpected trip and I am flying alone.   My dad is VERY ill.  He’s been diagnosed with cancer (pancreas, liver and maybe other organs).  All so suddenly he was feeling a little stomach pain in late June and the doctor thought it might be ulcers.  When the pain did not get better my brother took him to a specialist.  Right after the typhoon that hit GUAM, Dad was admitted to the hospital for pneumonia.   At that time (less than two weeks ago) a cat scan indicated shadows and the biopsy that followed confirmed the cancer.
Apparently, he’s on morphine for the pain that is now in his stomach and back area.  After talking with his doctor and a family conference call with my siblings I decided (and they agreed) that I need to be with Dad while he is still able to talk and understand all the things I want to say. 
We’ve always been VERY CLOSE.  Our whole family is close.  He knows how much I’ve always loved him.  I just want to THANK HIM for being such a wonderful dad.  And I want to let him know how much of him remains with the person I am—so much of what I like about myself is a result of all he’s given me, especially his humor. 
It’s a very tough trip but I’ll be there for two weeks, maybe longer.  I’ll get to be with the rest of my family.  Until later---Love, Dorothy
“More individuals are born than can possibly survive.   A grain in the balance will determine which individual shall live and which shall die.”--Charles Darwin