A friend of many mutual friends of mine was murdered on Friday. It's just very shocking. I didn't know him well, but he was so full of life. He didn't deserve to be so brutally killed. No one does, but he especially didn't. It was just the harshest reminder that life is short, precious, and not guaranteed at all.
It's so funny how we take our friends and family for granted? Even people we don't know very well...we still take their part in our lives for granted.
Needless to say, it's been a struggle between planning for the future and instant gratification these past few days. I bought a coffee because...honestly...I could be dead tomorrow. And I wanted a coffee. If I'm going to be dead, does the coffee matter?
I really don't think this way, just FYI. I'm a very responsible person. But when someone dies...it makes me evaluate my own life. But again, I am very responsible, so don't worry about me blowing all of my savings. ;-)
Plan for tomorrow, but live for today.
Death of a Friend
February 19th, 2007 at 09:02 pm
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My family was very "plan for tomorrow" until the healthiest, least likely to, youngest relative, died very suddenly. In the end my parents changed their tune a bit and tried to live a little more, I benefited from seeing both attitudes. IT's a fine line sometimes, but I think taking the middle ground is good. Plan for tomorrow but enjoy today too.
Take Care.
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However, I am also glad that you are seeing this through rationally. "Plan for tomorrow, but live for today" is a mantra of mine as well.
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