Sunday, November 21, 2010

Family , Friends , Future

Imagine you have a timer that tells you the day which you may "disappear" from the surface of the Earth to some place call Heaven ... Nirvana ... Sea of Stars. Tons of names actually for that ... but if have such a device , would you want it ? Some may think that its quite a burden to know of such event, create unecessary stress and many issues .

But does it ever cross your mind that , when you have such a gadget with you to inform you about the day your time is up, it would probably change the way you look at life ?

You probably wouldn't snap at those you hold dear so easily . You would try to spend more time with your friends to enjoy movies , games or even just talking over a cup of coffee . You would probably take more time off your computer screen to look at your Mum and Dad a little bit more. The fine wrinkles and greying hair that seems to appear on them more often , then you realise they could hardly hear you as they age.

How do you really make use of your finite time ? Turning 25 pretty soon , if you ask me what have i been doing ... i think i dare to tell you i've probably miss out a lot in life for the past 25 years ... so on average i still have like 55 years more to go , base on the mean lifespan . So 25 years of study 35 years of working ... i will be like 60 years old ... then i have like 20 years of life left if i'm still healthy and not senile ... i'll probably be too old to take roller coasters , going for late night suppers , running everyday , my friends may be too old to gather almost every weekend ... So ? i'm not going to waste the next 35 years chasing after material gains. Just to make sure i make enough to keep the family and myself going. I'll probably waste 35 years and likely regret on that .

Looking at people face to face and talking to them directly cannot be compared to "LOL" on those social network . You can't hear your friends laughter, the wrinkles they make when they smile too hard ... their facial expression ... their irritated look when you tease them ...

Does it occur to you that 15 years ago ... handphones were so alien to us ... pagers were the norm .... you still hung out with your friends ... talking over those phonecards operated phones ... when meeting up at one location is like some holy promises and no one will "put you aeroplane" by simply giving you a call to tell you they cannot make it .... somehow or rather ... i feel that its easy to overlook all these ... but as a reminder to myself and the folks who may read this ... don't forget that we don't have lifespan like elves or dwarfs who live hundred of years . Go for physical communication whenever possible and don't pass up on those gathering events ... who knows when the next one will be right ?

Love your old folks at home ... and love the folks around you ... Life is indeed precious ... and probably no words can explain it ... you have to experience it with the right attitude and the right actions ...

No comments: