First And Last

Simple Sue's thought of the day:

     Generally speaking, people remember and get excited about their 'first' in life. Myself included.The first time I went Kayaking, my first marriage and divorce, my babies first steps, all memorable things. 

     What we don't think about is 'lasts.' We all have the last time we're ever gonna experience something and more often than not we don't even realize it's the last time. The last time we hold ou babies on our laps, the last time we hug our mom, the last time we go to sleep with all of our children under the same roof,  the last time we do our kids laundry.

     There are so many last times and we rarely know that it's the last time. I think maybe we're not given that knowledge because it's just too sad. There are so many 'last' and we can only handle so much sadness. 

     When we are aware of a last time I think we do it a little slower, handle it a little more delicate and savor every second knowing when you're done, that time is gone and you'll never get it back. 

     So maybe, just maybe we should go about everything we do just a little bit slower. Handle things a little more delicately. Maybe we should try to savor every second of life because when that time is gone, you'll never get it back. 

     So many 'last' I took for granted I'd have more of. So many things I wish I'd handled more delicate. So many moments I should have appreciated more.  So much time in life filled with all that I miss, that I'll never get back....

By Simple Sue

From: United States