Act before it’s too late

I realized something big this morning. I realized I cared more than I thought.

My neighbour is my best friend, after my wife of course. We’ve known each other for about 30 years now. We have different backgrounds and different lives, but in a way, we’re very similar. 

We’re both trying our hardest to work and do our best at everything we do. We like to fool around but can be serious when the occasion demands it.

We don’t require to see each other every day, and we can be a month or 2 without seeing each other without feeling bad about it.

But this month, it was different.

He went to the hospital for surgery at the beginning of the month, and he just got out yesterday. I couldn’t visit him, and usually, that would be fine, again we’re used to not seeing each other for a while without problems. 

But I realized that it wasn’t the long absence that would be painful but the fact that I couldn’t just knock on his door and say hi whenever I felt like it.

It then made me realize that when someone you care about dies, even if you don’t visit as often if you keep this attitude, you might end up regretting it because there would be no way for you to just call whenever it would be too late. 

So overall, doing what you can when you’re still able to do it, regardless of what it is, has to have some priority on your to-do list. It also means that you should know ve even more grateful for what you have because nothing lasts forever. 

What do you think? Let me know.