Life is So Fleeting ...

Our neighbor downstairs, the one I blogged about last time that has stomach cancer, passed away last Friday, March 8. He must have been diagnosed with the cancer about January and in barely two months , he passed away.

My coworker's son was just 30 years old when he was shot to death by his girlfriend's ex. He was brought to the hospital but he didn't make it. He left behind two young sons aged 9 and 5.

Everytime I hear that someone I know died,  or someone I know lost someone dear, it makes me think about how fleeting life really is, about how temporary our borrowed life is.  One moment you are enjoying life, the next, it  gets snuffed out of you.

When I was younger, I lost my grandfather. I grieved for him and I still do even to this day. But those days, the impact on me was just on losing him, not on the lesson that life is so short.When you're young, you think everything that happens to other people will never happen to you.  Now I am older and presumably wiser, I know that my time to go isn't too far behind too. Who knows what God has planned for me right? Maybe I might not even live long enough  to see my grandkids, or even see my son get married. Who knows, really? 

Now I understand why people change for the better when they are old and grey. They become more understanding , more forgiving of everything.  Maybe they know that the time is ripe. They know that any moment, life may just not be with them any longer.  Now I am more aware that I should be prepared everyday because my time on earth might not be that long. Time will come, that I will not be able to post anything here anymore. Time will come, even if it breaks my heart,  when I will have to say goodbye to family and friends because life isn't forever.

Life is so fleeting and death will come like a thief in the night.