Life is delicate; life is so unknown. People avoid doings they want to do, saving them for a 'rainy day'...they say, "Oh some day I'll get around to doing this or that". They save their nicest outfit or their best china for 'special occasions'. They put off telling people how they feel because they think, "Oh they already know how I feel about them"; or, "Someday I'll sit down and tell them how I feel...". Sadly, sometimes these people don't get the opportunity to follow up on these future promises...In the past week, there seems to be so much sadness...
~ Last weekend, an acquaintance of mine, and brother to a co-worker, was killed in a car accident. He was on his way to work when it happened. He was 35 years old, and leaves behind a 2 year old son.
~Another co-worker went in to the hospital yesterday to have her first baby. The baby was born completely healthy and is doing well. The mother, on the other hand, is currently in a coma after having a seizure after the birth. The doctors are preparing the family for the worst.
~Another co-worker's daughter was shocked by the sudden death of her boyfriend's father - who had committed suicide. There had apparently been no warning signs.
~A local radio personality just lost his wife - she had been diagnosed with cancer just 9 short months ago. She leaves behind two children.
All of this sadness, this grief, within the span of a week. Their faces spring to my mind - my thoughts...I think of their poor families...the children left without a father or a mother...the void that such a loss leaves. A void that can never again be filled. My prayers go out to their families...I wish them peace, and strength.
Go tell those closest to you that you love them. Don't save things for a rainy day - live each say as though it will be your last so you don't have regrets. Wear the fancy dresses - use the good china...never take anyone or anything for granted...
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