Nimoy will live long and prosper in our hearts

Leonard Nimoy passed away last week. 

People of a certain generation remember him playing the role of Doctor Spock in the 1960’s TV sci-fi series Star Trek. We often identify with characters in films because we see parts of ourselves in a particular role.

In Spock’s case people identified with his half Vulcan, half human role in which there often seemed to be a conflict between his human side which would have given his emotions free reign and his Vulcan logical side.

This is a conflict we all deal with in life as we strive to “live long and prosper,” in other words realize our full potential. I suspect Leonard Nimoy had achieved this in being an actor, director, poet and photographer. He led a “fascinating” life. His last tweet days before he died, issued I’m sure in the knowledge he hadn’t long left to live contains considerable insight.

He tweeted “a life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory.” He had his perfect moments and gave his legions of fans perfect moments all over the world.

Tommy Roddy

Lower Salthill

Galway