A14- I AM A LIFE INSURANCE POLICY
THE PROFESSIONAL LIFE ADVISER’S GUIDE (Little Gems Series)
A14. (THE PRODUCT) - I AM A LIFE INSURANCE POLICY
In legal language, I am a contractual agreement; in simple words I am a rich promise.
I am composed of paper and ink and type, but I am written in sacrifice and love and work.
I am the product of man’s visions and goals, of shiny pants and warmed meals.
I am kept alive out of goodness and out of fear; because and in spite of hard times; instead of and in addition to the simpler luxuries of life.
Older men clutch me tightly and pray; younger men lean heavily on me and dream.
Reluctantly men buy me, generously - later - they thank me.
I am the lingering shadow of a father looking after his brood of loved ones.
I promise to care for if and when - and do.
I never whimper or apologize or renege or compromise - and never have I failed in my promises.
I don’t shout or splash or wave or make noise. But I am there - steady, dependable, trustworthy.
—Telstar