As we get older
Recently I've been reminded of something important. Something I don't think I'm reminded of enough.
One of my friends died over the weekend. Abruptly he was no longer there.
I was not particularly close to him, but he was someone I knew and talked to with some regularity. He was a good man, and a very decent friend. When I found out I thought it had to be some sort of elaborate joke, and then as time passed it sunk in on me that it wasn't, that he was really gone. It took a few days to really settle in. That I would never laugh with this person again. The jokes that made him him weren't there anymore. I played the snap-chats I had ignored for a bit with the knowledge that this was the last time I would hear his voice.
every word hurt
When people die it is abrupt. It is sudden. Even when peaceful, in one moment they are a person and in the next they're simply.. not. However long they lived is reduced to an instant, to the memories we hold and cherish.
It reminds me to cherish the people I have in my life. To remind them how much I love and care for them, because I won't always have them, and they wont always have me. I want to make sure that every moment of my life is spent with the people I love. Our lives are short and full of every opportunity to end, but that is part of what makes them beautiful. The small moments are beautiful shared flashes.
I want all of you to know that I value you. Even if I haven't spoken to you in years, your life is important to me. I care for you, I love you, and I cherish the time I have with you.
One of my friends died over the weekend. Abruptly he was no longer there.
I was not particularly close to him, but he was someone I knew and talked to with some regularity. He was a good man, and a very decent friend. When I found out I thought it had to be some sort of elaborate joke, and then as time passed it sunk in on me that it wasn't, that he was really gone. It took a few days to really settle in. That I would never laugh with this person again. The jokes that made him him weren't there anymore. I played the snap-chats I had ignored for a bit with the knowledge that this was the last time I would hear his voice.
every word hurt
When people die it is abrupt. It is sudden. Even when peaceful, in one moment they are a person and in the next they're simply.. not. However long they lived is reduced to an instant, to the memories we hold and cherish.
It reminds me to cherish the people I have in my life. To remind them how much I love and care for them, because I won't always have them, and they wont always have me. I want to make sure that every moment of my life is spent with the people I love. Our lives are short and full of every opportunity to end, but that is part of what makes them beautiful. The small moments are beautiful shared flashes.
I want all of you to know that I value you. Even if I haven't spoken to you in years, your life is important to me. I care for you, I love you, and I cherish the time I have with you.