Life for granted

Hello world. Life is really short. You would be lying if you said that you never thought about your inevitable death. We all have done it. As i sit here, I can't help but think about 3 people who I know who have died within the last week, and one amazing women who came pretty darn close. It seems as though bad things happen in clusters, and those clusters happen about 6 months apart.

Let me put it to you this way: My mom had a stroke in April of 2005. During the same time, my grandfather had a heart attack and luckily, both made full recoveries. October 2005 marked another cluster when my aunt was diagnosed with almost every type cancer imaginable, my mom found out she had breast cancer, and my grandpas wife got colon cancer. Unfortunately, this time, only my mom and grandpa's wife made full recoveries; my aunt is still fighting for her life as i type this.

I only am writing about this depressing crap because I had a lousy day and all I could think about was how people around me have it so much worse. It makes me mad at myself when I sit here and complain that my feet or back hurt because at this very second, Mrs. Dreyfus is fighting for her life and my dad's lifetime best friend is laying in a 6 foot grave.

We all take life for granted every day we live. We are all so focused on our goals that we forget about the shit that is going on around us. Perhaps that is how it should be. It makes perfect sense to assume that "God" wants us to life a goal oriented life and not worry solely on the people who don't have it as good, but at the same time it really doesn't hurt to sit down and think about what's going on around you because you never know when you're going to be the one people are feeling sorry for.

Goodnight my faithful readers