Question of Life

Have you ever noticed how easy it is to stress over the "complexities" of everyday life and wonder "why do bad things always happen to me?". Whining comes so easily - but its usually just a venting exercise and not really justified. And sometimes just the sound of your own voice makes the icky that you feel somehow validated......

Although what we fail to realize is that everyday we have our health, loved ones in our lives, food on our table, a roof over our heads, we are blessed. And we take it for granted so easily.

I know someone through work that has lost their 13 year old daughter to a long painful battle with cancer. Leukemia. She lived about 4 years longer than doctors expected, so that was a blessing in that they were graced with extra time. But that bittersweet time must have been so hard for him as he watched his whole life slowly deteriorate through chemotherapy and radiation; being helpless in being able to make the pain and suffering stop.

We take so much for granted in everyday life. We get so caught up in petty stresses that are molehills made mountains caused from within ourselves.

It's realities like cancer that put things back in perspective. But it's short lived when you don't experience it yourself. And the passing of time makes it easy to forget. And the cycle of everyday life starts all over again. And it jump-starts the whining......

But not for the man who has lost his little girl. He knows his blessings; he won't forget. And I'm willing to bet these last 4 years that he was fortunate enough to have with his daughter will be top on his list..........