Tomorrow is Never Promised

With the recent news of the accident that involved Kobe, his daughter, and the other passengers, I wanted to talk about something that most of us seem to take for granted most days. Life. It's like we forget how precious it really is. We get lost in everyday moments and it always takes horrible tragedies like this to really make us see how short life really is.

So many of us are guilty of spending so much time just getting through each day. We are all guilty of not living life to fullest sometimes and taking the people in our lives for granted. People spend so much time being angry at each other and holding grudges, until it becomes too late. We are never guaranteed anything in this life, not even the car ride home from the grocery story. So why do we live life so carelessly sometimes? Why do we allow ourselves to end conversations in anger or go to sleep without saying "I love you"?

The answer is simple; we take everyday for granted.

It's simple to live this way because sometimes it can be so hard to see the big picture and to realize that our lives can end within a split second. I know personally I was guilty of this for majority of my life, but because of an experience my family went through, it changed my perspective.

In September of 2018, my dad went to the ER because his cold had progressed and the symptoms he was having worsened. The doctors deciding to do multiple tests to check for pneumonia but they stumbled upon something else instead. When the doctors returned they informed him that they had found an aneurysm on his aorta in the process of doing other testing. Within the next few weeks my father had open heart surgery in Pittsburgh. We were informed after the surgery that he would've been lucky to make it till Christmas which would've only been months away.

We live life everyday not thinking about how short it really is and when something tragic happens, we live with this regret and constant sadness over how we didn't get to say this or we didn't get to do that. My dad could've been taken away from me and I would've spent the rest of my life saying those exact same things. I would've been wishing I could've done things differently and doing all the things we said we wanted to do as a family, but I was given a chance to really see the bigger picture.

Because of what happened in my family, seeing it first hand, I really try to look at life differently now. Of course I am guilty of not fully appreciating all life has to offer some days because maybe I let my emotions blind me or I am just too distracted, but most of the time I really try to make sure I live each day as if it were my last. I don't believe in going to bed angry and not telling the people you care about that you love them because there is no guarantee that you will wake up the next morning. It's a morbid thought to think about sometimes, but it's also very realistic. I try not to hold grudges because it's not worth it to live a life where you hold onto so much anger and resentment each day.

The incident that happened with Kobe, his daughter, and the other passengers is absolutely devastating. Regardless how much you try to live each day like it's your last, the pain of losing someone is detrimental. That is why it is so important to appreciate the days you do have with the people you love. It's so important to mend the broken connections that you may have with people you care about in case you wake up one day to them being gone.

To conclude today's thoughts; Live each day like it is your last, love the people in your life, and forgive those you care about because tomorrow is never promised.

RIP to all 9 victims that lost their lives too soon and prayers to all of the family members, friends, and people affected by this tragic incident.