life's lessons

8 years ago, some where around this date, a life lesson called "appreciating your loved ones before they are gone - learning it the hard way" started for me. i think i'm the only student for that lesson. it came along with this course called "telling your loved ones that you love them before you can't say it, or they can't hear it any more - learning it the hard way" as well.

in a few days time, it will be 8 years since i've graduated from these life lessons. for the pass 2 years, i have been used whatever i learnt from these 2 life lessons, and taught them to my kids and dis. unfortunately, they didn't get learn it though. it's a little disheartening, but i hope they manage to learn it before it's too late.

8 years on. so much have happened, that i no longer ask "what if" any more. life has moved on so much on this path, that you are no longer able to look back and wondered, what the other path would have been like. true, i have attributed some state of myself now, and at some point, blame, certain state of things for this change of paths 8 years ago. but now the junction seemed to far to think of the possibilities of the other path.

too many a times, we have taken life for granted, especially the lives of those around us. somehow, there is always this "tomorrow" which we can see each other again. hence, "i love you", "i treasure you","i'm sorry" and "you're important / special to me" can always wait till tomorrow, while unkind words take its place.

put your pride a little. put your ego aside a little. they are things you bring along to with your grave. but your words of love, will stay forever. don't the ones you love deserve to have that from you before you are gone?

that is what i learnt from those 2 lessons. and i think this is my last life lesson to anyone as well. not that i'm dying, but it is one lesson people will keep forgetting, that needs to be retaught over and over again.

including to myself