so i'm thinking about the crazy cycle of life. how quickly it goes. how much it changes. how awfully unexpected things are.
my grandma is moving out of the house she's spent the last 30 years in. the house she shared with grandpa as they grew old together. the house that was the gathering place for their four children and numerous grandchildren on holidays and special events...those were great times. the house that she watched the love of her life slowly die of cancer in.
don't hold on to earthly things, right? they won't last. i guess for that matter, don't hold on to people. they won't last. life changes. houses will be sold. the people die. your belongings will sooner or later be dispersed to grandchildren, given to goodwill, or thrown in the trash.
i can't imagine how it would be see your life fading away. to see that anything you worked for or to acquire is pretty much useless at this point. if only we could see it this way. see that someday we'll have no choice but to let go of things or people we love. someday all the times we neglected family or friends to meet our own needs or goals will no doubt come back to haunt us...
i speak to myself; of course.
4 comments:
Thanks Em, for the poignant reminder that our life is a vapor and we take nothing with us. "If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable" Thank God for the resurrection and eternal life!
hmmm. great thoughts....
keep living for today;)
loveya em
you speak to me too...thanks:)
Good reminder to put energy into the things that are going to last! Very thought provoking....at least thought-provoking enough to fill an entire commute from Frannyville to W. Laf. on Sunday. :)
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