Hi Patrick,
You know when you receive those phone calls that change your life? Or maybe just for a minute, your heart stops, and you know it's never going to be the same? I've probably only had a couple of those, but today I got some news that my mom's friend got hit by a car, and died. It's not even like I knew her that well. I mean, we had lunch before, but it's not like I was super close with her, but this news still impacted me in a big way. If this can happen to her, it can happen to anyone, and for so long I've always thought I was immune to these situations, that they would never happen to me. The truth is, they can. It really got me thinking: What if this wasn't my mom's friend, but someone closer? I can't even imagine how I would deal with it. The thing is, I'll never know when these things happen, but I trust that God has a plan for me, even though I might not be able to understand it. My biggest fear is that I'll regret something, that I should have encouraged someone but didn't. I just don't want to regret that I didn't forgive my friend over some dumb argument, or didn't tell my family that I loved them. Even though it's easy to say, "live your life to the fullest," or "live like it's your last day," it's hard to do because we often forget or are too absorbed with ourselves to remember.
I think this experience has jolted me into realizing that there are dreams I have yet to achieve, and people still to love, and I need to treasure the moments I have.
so Patrick, I just hope you can love fully, and live with all your heart. Never let yourself have any regrets.
Love,
Tiffany
You know when you receive those phone calls that change your life? Or maybe just for a minute, your heart stops, and you know it's never going to be the same? I've probably only had a couple of those, but today I got some news that my mom's friend got hit by a car, and died. It's not even like I knew her that well. I mean, we had lunch before, but it's not like I was super close with her, but this news still impacted me in a big way. If this can happen to her, it can happen to anyone, and for so long I've always thought I was immune to these situations, that they would never happen to me. The truth is, they can. It really got me thinking: What if this wasn't my mom's friend, but someone closer? I can't even imagine how I would deal with it. The thing is, I'll never know when these things happen, but I trust that God has a plan for me, even though I might not be able to understand it. My biggest fear is that I'll regret something, that I should have encouraged someone but didn't. I just don't want to regret that I didn't forgive my friend over some dumb argument, or didn't tell my family that I loved them. Even though it's easy to say, "live your life to the fullest," or "live like it's your last day," it's hard to do because we often forget or are too absorbed with ourselves to remember.
I think this experience has jolted me into realizing that there are dreams I have yet to achieve, and people still to love, and I need to treasure the moments I have.
so Patrick, I just hope you can love fully, and live with all your heart. Never let yourself have any regrets.
Love,
Tiffany
woah, that's dramatic!
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