Gone Too Soon

Life is too short to wake up in the morning with regrets. So love the people who treat you right, forgive the ones who don't and believe that everything happens for a reason.

Recently I've lost a relative of mine to a fatal accident which took away his tender life. It was all too fresh in my mind, his still body devoid of any signs of life. I could still feel my heart pounding as I showed him my last respect and one question continued to race in my mind: Will this be me next?

I could only sympathize, thinking about all the people he's left behind. His wife, his 8 months old daughter, his mum, his siblings and everyone else who loves him. He was a free-spirited individual with not a single bad bone in his body. Always cracking jokes and making the people around him feel at ease.  I can still remember all the times he would tease me harmlessly and it saddens me that I will never get to have that kind of interaction with him anymore.

This is truly an awakening for me to always treasure the time I have left and cherish the people who are still in my life.  I used to be so nonchalant, taking things for granted and always thinking that I have many years ahead of me. The fact is that we are so fragile but we just don't know it yet. 

Departed but never forgotten. You were gone too soon but you will always be in our hearts. 

May you rest in peace, MN.