The older I get the more I realize that these people and times we take for granted will one day slip away, and that day is usually before you expect it to.
- I’ve lost my dad while living overseas when I thought everything was fine with him as we just saw each other a few months prior.
He got sick and the disease took him away within a few months, just like that. I said goodbye to him on a FB messenger video call and it was one of the saddest moments of my life. His HVAC company closed a few months before he died because he just couldn’t run it anymore. I was going to go back and help him, as I am an HVAC tech, but by the time I booked my flight to go back he was already gone. This came as a shock to me because he was a very healthy vegetarian with no prior health issues. I still work here for the heating and cooling company but I now have an overwhelming feeling of emptiness that I didn’t have before. I guess one day I will accept the fact that pops is gone, but for now there is a part of me that just doesn’t believe he could be taken away like this. Today I will clean my HEPA filter, as my dad always told me to do on a regular basis, and just have a good day for my dad’s sake. I’ve learned to have happier days now as I realize our time here is finite. I wish sincere love and health to you all.