Whatever we do, whatever we say ... whether we're experiencing a moment of joy or suffering through instances of despair ... time passes. With every ticking minute, the things and people around us change. For the better or worse, only time will tell. I guess what we can or rather what we must strive to do is to live out our lives as if every second was our last. Easier said than done I guess but an incident yesterday reminded me of this.
One of my colleague's dad passed away at a not-so-old-not-so young age of 65. He received the grieving news and was visibly shattered. Arrangements were quickly made for him to return to his home country. While waiting for his flight ticket to be processed, he went about in a daze ... barely being in the right frame of mind. Later, he told me with moistened eyes that he last saw his dad 2 years ago. 2 years since he last had a casual father and son chat with his ol man. And now ... that oppurtunity will never come. No more jokes between them ... no more passing of wisdom from father to son ... all he can do is to cling on to the memories that remained. Utterly sad.
Things like this happen everyday and yet we continue to take our blessings and the people we love for granted. Human nature is such that we only appreciate when it's lost. Not everything can be repeated ... not everyone gets a second chance.
It's Easter Sunday ... somehow I'm enveloped with a tinge of gloominess. Nevertheless, I hope all of you have a good one.
Over a pint of Kilkenny and a steak sandwich late last night, I had a conversation with someone and he clearly showed me that growing old is not an option but growing up is. how true that statement rings. Is it a good thing or not ... again ... only time can confirm its certainty.
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