Is it [bad] luck or destiny. Are some folks luckier than others? The two recent airplane incidents would have you think so. In one, every passenger walked away unharmed and in the second, everyone perished as well as one person on the ground. Is it possible that GOD was calling all of the 50 victims of flight 3407 back at once and when Scully landed his large plane on the Hudson not one person's ticket was up. Was it that folks on 3407 would reach and teach more folks with their dying and, that the Hudson passengers still have a mark to make or someone to reach and need more time.
If nothing else it crystallizes for us the fact that nothing is promised. And therefore we should treat each moment, each interaction, each day, each person as if it is the last thing that we will do. Don't assume that you can apologize tomorrow for the argument today or, that you will have another day to right your wrong. That you will tell your loved ones that you love them the next time you see them. Leave with them what you want them to hold as a memory of you.
There will never be a "right" time to take that risk or make that change that you have been mulling over in your mind. Don't leave your legacy in the "planned" column. I planned to start a business, I planned to get married, I planned to have children, I planned to give back to the community. Start today replacing the planning with action. And the actions don't have to be grand, life changing actions. It can be as simple as telling your partner that you love them, hugging your kids, letting someone know their mistake will not bring life as we know it to a halt.
As my daughter says "funny thing about life, no one gets out alive" just make sure that when you "get out" that you have left a good mark and even better memories.
No comments:
Post a Comment