Whereas you know not what shall be tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor, that appears for a little time, and then vanishes away James 4:14 Life is a beautiful, fragile thing. Cooper woke up this week having a febrile seizure. I sat and watched my one year old son shaking uncontrollably, torso stiff, eyes unseen, completely unresponsive. We rushed him to the ER and he remained unresponsive for 20-30 minutes except for a gasping sound as if he were fighting for air, fighting for his life. With as much medical training Elizabeth and I have, it was useless. We watched completely helpless as our one year old suffered. I was standing just outside the room shaking uncontrollably because I knew that was not my Cooper in that room and fear took over bringing up thoughts of what if my Cooper doesn't come out of that room. Come to find out, this is a fairly common condition for young children, but for me this was horrifying. What if it wasn't just a normal seizure? It made me realize how fragile life is and how important every second is. Don't let fear, depression, other people or anything stop you from living your life. Constantly tell the ones you love how much they mean to you. Tell the ones that don't know you love them that you love them. Do what makes you happy; hate your job, then quit and find one that makes you happy. Life isn't about money or possessions, it is about experiences and memories. We make plans as if it is a certainty, but who can truly make future plans on a vapor that may or may not be there. So please, live in the present, don't put your hopes and dreams on hold, for tomorrow or the next hour is never guaranteed. I would write more, but I have to go play basketball with my Cooper.
"I have spent my days stringing and unstringing my instrument, while the song I came to sing remains unsung". ~Tagore
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