ONE LESSON

A while ago, I had a close friend lose his father. My friend was in his 20s at the time, and his death took all of us by surprise, especially my friend’s mother and his two sisters. When it happened, I could see the pain in their faces and how much that man meant to all of them. As time went on, it was interesting to see how the four of them chose to continue living their lives. My friend’s mom never remarried but found solace in dedicating her life to helping others, and his sisters both found wonderful partners, had children, and are continuing to enjoy their lives. My friend chose alcohol, lives with his mother, jumps from crappy job to crappy job, and has never moved on from his father’s death.

LESSON LEARNED: Life is short; be thankful for the time you have.

If you are blessed to live long enough, you will likely see people you know and care about leave this Earth. Although our society considers it taboo to talk about, death is inevitable. Every one of us will eventually return to dust one day. We don’t know when our time will come, so why waste any of it? The more you are thankful and appreciate the time you have, the better life you are going to live.

So please be thankful for the time you have because you never know when it is going to run out.