I was on the way to my friend’s funeral a year ago. On a video billboard they had the “baby of the day” picture from a local hospital. The babies name was “King.”
The friend we were burying was named “Rex.” (Translation = King!)
Probably coincidence of course. But it captured the reality of the moment. Bitter sweet. The world lost a great young man. But it received another…
Such is the way of things. The Sun will come up tomorrow. With or without us…
All we can do is move forward. And make sure those we lost never truly die, by keeping their memories in our hearts.
Scenarios like this should remind us all to value our loved ones. Never take a moment for granted. Never leave angry. Never not pick up the phone when people call. The day may come when you would give anything for them to call again…