Like most people, I get caught up in the rush of day-to-day life, and forget how wonderful my life is and how incredibly fortunate I am. However, last Friday, I was quickly jolted back into reality.
That morning, I got a call from my "work wife" (who I worked with at a previous job). If you don't know what a work wife is, it is the phrase for that opposite sex co-worker you become good friends with. If you are really smart and wise (like me!), you allow your work wife to become friends with your real wife. For various reasons, I had lost touch with my work wife over the last few months, so I was a little surprised to hear from her. Though more surprised when she told me why she called.
She told me the week before, her husband had a massive heart attack at work and passed away that same afternoon. He was a fairly young man (mid 50's) and not in bad health.
Aside from the obvious feelings of sympathy for my friend and her loss, I was also shaken by another thought. My friend and her husband were married around the same time Novelchick and I were 6 years ago. I wonder if we knew beforehand, exactly how much time we have and when we would die, if we would live our life any differently. I know that if I had of known before our wedding that I would only have 6 years with Novelchick, I think I would have been a lot less inclined to engage in some of the truly stupid fights we have had over the years.
That being said, below is a list of the 3 gifts I thank God for every day of my life:
* Novelchick
* My 2-year old daughter
* My PFSP speech therapy
2 comments:
Hi Rob,
I've recently had an aunt & sister in-law die of cancer.
It really does make you think.
Really .. why am I wasting my life doing things which are not that important, while I put off what I really want to do for later ... I'm running out of later.
Regards,
John
None of the fights I won were stupid. Well, maybe a few. Well, okay, maybe all of them.
Novelchick
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