This simple quote rings many bells and I'm sure it means something to everyone.
Is it an innate thing in humans to take almost everything they possess for granted? May it be money, love, life, friends, family, material possessions - don't we take at least a handful of these for granted?
Perhaps instead of delving into what our purpose on earth is, we should learn instead to cherish what we have because without doing so, we would never ever learn why we're here in the first place.
A friend's granny passed away this afternoon...
I never knew her, I never knew how close she was to her. But I knew the loss is something she would have to bear. A weight in her heart that she has to learn to let go. The memories, no matter good or bad, will always be imprinted in her. But what I found admirable is that she spent every waking moment with her...till the very last minute.
With death, we often reflect how people take their lives for granted - recklessness, self-infliction and negligence are just some methods how those alive deal with their life, when perhaps millions are fighting for their last breath, a morsel of bread and a drop of water.
When our loved ones are taken away at an untimely manner, whether is it by a natural disaster or a freak accident, we tell ourselves that we should have told them how much we loved them, how sorry we were for shouting at them that morning or how much we knew treasured every single moment spent with them.
I, like many others, am guilty for taking certain things in my life for granted.
But I guess to live happily and positively every day, I'd have to tell myself that perhaps when I close my eyes to sleep tonight, I'll probably never see the light of day...and that I have to cherish every waking hour with the people I love..my friends, my family, my lover. Everyone.
And maybe then, I'll finally understand...
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