I
read this really touching story from one of the books long back… which holds a
real important truth we neglect or don’t pay heed to…before getting to that
point I would like to share a story.
It was about a guy in high school , he loved his school ,
friends and most importantly his PARENTS . One night he was just thanking god
for making his life so near to perfect . He could see his dad from the open
door , sitting and working on his laptop for some important presentation he had
the next day , and all of a sudden this boy felt sooo much of love and respect
for his dad that he wanted to go there , hug him and tell him i love you dad !
and then he hushed the feelings away just as soon, as they had come
thinking c'mon a guy isn't supposed to tell such stuff to another guy...it's
not a guy-thing ! The next day he went to his school , had fun like he normally
has , teased his friends like he normally does , and left from the school as he
normally does , little did he know that it wasn't going to be a normal day ! On
coming back home he found way too many people in the backyard , he was confused
... "was it mom's birthday today ? nahh...may be their anniversary ?
What’s so special about today?" he went straight inside to find out and
had to face the hardest moment of his life.... his dad was lying there , right
in front of him , lifeless , with bruises , he couldn't come to terms with the
reality . His dad had met with an accident on his way back home, leaving him
spot dead .Tears filled his eyes and emptiness his heart . He hugged his dad ,
said him i love you , but it was too late . He felt bad for not letting his dad
know how much he loved him and respected him last night , even though he would
always fight with him for petty issues like pocket money or for permission for
a Saturday pyjama party in order to escape spending time with the family.He
thought it was boring and uncool to sit and spend time with parents , not
anymore , now he regretted everything he had ever said , every time he bunked
to avoid spending time with his dad . But nothing could be changed . It was too
late .
(image courtesy Google)
I hope you guys must have by now guessed what i was trying to convey .
Just like this boy , most of us take our families for granted , we love them
but we never express , we think we are gonna live forever ! We think THEY are
gonna live forever . But life has it's own plans . So why not love them ,
express our feelings to them when we are all together instead of regretting
later ! And not only that but then living life , doing everything we love NOW !
Not procrastinating things for next summer or next Christmas ... who know if
you would still breath ? And most importantly you live only once , so live it
king size , make most of every second , live in the now , Because we
never know if tomorrow comes.There's nothing as mysterious and as unpredictable
as life is and like they say ;
"Take chances,tell
the truth ,
spend the money on the things you
love,
get to know somebody random,
say i love you to someone in life,
feel the true love,
tell the idiot how he/she hurts you,
abuse someone who deserves it,
sit alone,watch the rain and cry,
laugh till your stomach pains,
dance even if you are bad at it,
pose stupidly for photos,
give someone a hug when they need it
and
make sure to get one when you do,
be naughty like a child
live it !
love it!
because -- "You only live once ,
but if you do it right ,
once is enough ;) ! " - Mae west
