I opened my e-mail today and received a message from my Mom informing me that a family friend passed away. She was only 51 - this immediately saddened me as this lady was so warm-hearted and had such a good spirit. It made me more sad when I realised I hadn't seen her in nearly 10 years. After her kids went to college, she and her husband moved out of Atlanta and as the busyness of life won all of our time, we all lost touch.
What a shame. We really do work ourselves into the ground or pack in so many activities into such a short time that when we do have a moment of free time, we spend it "vegging" out. We don't usually spend it relationally. We spend it sitting in front of the TV or in my instance - participating in my guilty pleasure - reading gossip magazines. So these relationships that may even be fundamental to who we are go un-maintained. We get angry with God when we feel someone has been taken too soon but then we never really took advantage of the time we had with that person.
Thankfully, we now have e-mail so we can keep up communication that way but it still isn't a substitute for visiting one another or having a good 'ole heart-to-heart. As I write this entry, I think of my grandfather. He is one of two of my living grandparents, and I haven't seen him for years. This is only due to my lack of prioritisation. I have so much to gain from him and I haven't taken advantage of our relationship.
Most of our friends, who are friends, won't hold this against us. They understand that life is busy - that we all have limited time. We should all think about how we invest it -I know I seriously need to re-assess this. Writing this as my thoughts are with the Meacham family.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment