Fragility of life

Time passes us by ever so slowly , ever so sweet.
Time passes us by ever so swiftly, ever so bittersweet.

I should have been immersed in my work. Projects...datelines...tests.....but yet I choose to take a few minutes of my time to write this entry. For remembrance. For reminder to self. For advice to all.

Life is short. Treasure the gifts bestowed upon oneself. I told myself. No. I tell myself.

A friend of my dad had just passed away. I vaguely remember being acquintanced with him. He gave me a couple of lessons on maths...but more so about believing in God. Chatty and assured of himself he always seem to be. An acquintance he may be, but perhaps a lifelong lesson and reminder he had served to me. He passed away just after his beloved wife did. Immense grief or endless love. More likely, both.

Death is not to be trivialized. I dared not and shall not. Yet, it is of my own opinion to embrace and love all who one would treasure, especially in this seemingly short span of what we have come to denote as "life" when things could just changed within the instance of a second.

My deepest condolences to his loved ones and heartfelt wish that he would thus find eternal happiness and joy in the realms of paradise.

Goodbye Uncle Jo. A pleasure to have been acquaintances in the meeting of our lives.

Alas, to self, to all....


Life goes on.