I believe any experience whether positive or negative offers a path of learning to better enrich our lives. The passing of a love one is no exception.
Tomorrow is not guaranteed. What would happen if you knew that tomorrow morning your eyes would never open again.
1. Would you be rushing off to tell family and friends what they mean to you or would be comfortable with the knowledge that they already know?
2. Would you spend the time in regret of all of the things that you wished to accomplish but for whatever the reason never attempted?
3. Would you be caught thinking about all of the time wasted on the "ifs" and "I wish I could change" instead of being focused on the present?
4. Would you be happy with the way your life went or would you believe that you wasted the greatest gift?
We live in a funny time that seems to get faster and faster with every passing year. I can not tell you what tomorrow is going to bring but I guess the purpose of this post is to gently remind you that it is your life and you are responsible in how it is written. Like that country guy sings live like your dying. take care.
3 comments:
I share your sentiment. As I've said in my blog before, I try to make every event in my life (good, bad, happy, sad) an experience rather than a regret, etc.
I'm not always good at it, but I try.
Thank you for reminding me.
It's a powerful subject you've brought out. I've lost both parents, and I was living far away when each died. I got to one bedside just in time and connected with my Dad, despite his condition which left him speechless. I did not get to my Mom's side in time, though dementia had long since taken recognition of her family away. In addition to the thoughts you mention, there is also for many like me who had difficult relationships with family members the mixture of anger and love that has to be sorted out. Neither parent has left me - I still work almost every day at trying to come to terms with them. That's not a cause of regret - it just reflects the reality that we had a difficult time together, never fully reconciled but did at least have moments when we could connect and share the love we had for each other.
Thanks for the post - John D
If death stood in my path, instead of stalking me like a wolf... the only thing I could say...is I have not had enough time with my son, and regret i would be leaving him an orphan...I would hope I have taught him enough to stand alone
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