My 2 cents on Love: @6 years ago I had an old friend of mine pass away while serving our country. I knew this guy since grade school at St. Pauls.. Im talking the days of red rover & freeze tag at recess,we used to do sleep overs, went to see Star Wars with him, went to the arcade, played baseball, goofed off and got in trouble at a conner prarie field trip together, rode bikes and rode go-carts with him..we would tease his kid brothers, he even tried to get his piranhas to bite my finger once...I beat myself up that I really had not hung out or talked with him much since High school...Kind of just lost touch even though He was one of my best friends growing up, honestly In every sense of the word he was like a brother to me, and I am sure he knew I loved him just like a brother even though I probably never verbally told him that.... During his funeral several people were in tears, saying kind things like, “I loved him. We all loved him so much. He was such a wonderful person.” Of course, im an emotional person and I started crying too. especially when the bagpipes began playing. And while I knew his immediate family told him how much he was loved every day, I couldnt help thinking I wonder if allot of these people had told him that they loved him while he was alive, or whether it was only with his death that this powerful word, “love,” had been used without question or hesitation. I promised myself at that moment that I would never again hesitate to speak up to the people I care about and remind them of how much I appreciate them. They deserve to know that they give meaning to my life. They deserve to know that I think the world of them. And deserve to know that I love them. That revelation taught me something else that day, not only did it teach me to speak up to others, it taught me to speak up to myself too, about my attitude, my self-respect, my dreams, and so forth. Because the harsh truth is, we never really know. We never know when everything will change. When great opportunities will pass. When everything we take for granted will be taken away. We don’t know when later will be too late. Don’t let this post depress you FB friends ; let it motivate you. Let it push you to say what youve been meaning to say all along, to others and to yourself… I Love you all today and everyday FB buddies and my real life longtime friends.... I need to make some phone calls today ! God bless you all - Jayson Maples
Posted on: Thu, 05 Jun 2014 17:01:30 +0000
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