I recently heard about some tragic losses a few of my acquaintances faced lately, and I came to realise how precious and delicate our lives are.
There are no convenient truths. No guarantees. No orders or set amounts of time our loved ones will be there for us. No promises that how we feel now will be how we feel tomorrow. No promise that the health and relative wealth we enjoy today will be with us the next morning. There is a haunting touch of fragility in every single one of our lives, and facing up to it can be terrifying.
Whether the loss of a loved one is personal or public, it serves as an intense reminder for each of us to stop, reflect, and take inventory of our priorities in life. I didnβt know the people who died in a plane crash a couple of months ago. Or the people currently dying from Covid all around the world. But my heart breaks for them. For all of them, and for everyone who knew and loved them.
However, these thoughts have left me with a conviction to make the most of my days. Every time I travel and visit new countries with my family, I take a moment to pause and reflect on how lucky I am to experience this adventure. To be able to enjoy my life that I get to live with my family. To have them by my side. To share my experiences with the three people I love the most in the world.
Facing up to the fact that we all have a temporary place in this world should be a reason good enough to start living our lives. Making time for the people we love. Making time for ourselves. Making time for our dreams and our goals. Never taking anything or anyone for granted.
I shudder to think about loosing someone I love. It reminds me of the immense vulnerability that life is made up of. But bearing in mind how unpredictable and short it is, letβs do everything we can to make it a fulfilling one – by believing in love, forgiveness, and gratitude for the people and things that matter.
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I’m so happy to see that you’ve done some very indepth thinking and this is the result.
Lovely
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Yes, I pray we cling to the things that matter! Enjoying life to the fullest. Keeping hope alive in our hearts! ππ€
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Hello.very thoughtful of you saania,
Let live today,having it in mind anything is possible now. Even death.
We were at a fidau prayer of a lost family member last year.At present.10 of those ,that we attended the prayer together are No more.Please be good. Death is inevitable.
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It’s bad enough in a “normal” year, especially as you get older and friends and relatives start to “pop off” one by one. With Covid-19 though, 2020 has been exceptional in so many ways. So far we haven’t lost any family members, friends or colleagues at work to Covid-19, although several neighbours have lost family and we lost a lovely colleague at work, but to cancer.
Hopefully by summer 2021 things will be starting to get better. I can’t see things improving before then, but fingers crossed this doesn’t go on for another year or more.
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True words Saania, as l tend to say “Tomorrow doesn’t come with a promise or a guarantee – live long during the short life you have!”
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Thank you for this valuable reminder! β€οΈ
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Beautiful ππππ
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Can you help me?plz
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You are so lucky to have such wisdom now. Thanks for reminding us to do as the late John Lennon professed – live in the present; live one day at a time (not his exact words).
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Very true πππππvery well written about life so thought full thank u Saania n keep writing God blessβ₯οΈβ₯οΈβ₯οΈπΉπΉπΉπππ
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Beautiful and so true!!
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This post was written so well! β€
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Indeed, that’s very true. Right now no one knows anything for sure. And the Covid gives us a chance to practice “live the present,” something we often hear but no chance to really live it.
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A very nice, timely post
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I love this. It is reality. Thank you
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Itβs for that, we need to love every moment in our life, say to each one we love how we love them.
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Very powerfull text Saania !
Miss G
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Beautiful piece, Saania. Life really is fragile and gratitude, love, friendship, laughter and lifting others up are things that adds meaning to this short life of ours.
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You have a healthy and mature attitude, better than a lot adults I have known.
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Wonderful postπ
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It’s so challenging not to get caught up in the daily grind and loose site of how fleeting life really is. We have to make the most of it, right?
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So true
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Sometimes I feel life is all about learning, growing and living. Trying to make a better person every day so when I die I will be the best version of mine…
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This is amazing.
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This writing reminds me of something my uncle once said “Death is a part of life” when at the time I didn’t understand,but as the years passed have understood he was saying life is short and death is inevitable. Sage advice! Teach us Lord to number our days for no one knows when the pendulum will stop swaying on the time of our life.God Bless you.
Julia
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A powerful post.
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Unfortunately it does happen. And more than what one would like to think. I’d be tempted to say “be prepared” but nothing can prepare you for the devastation. Only you inner strength. That you can work on. ππ»
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You are growing in wisdom. For that your family must be proud of you.
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The hardest thing youβll ever face.
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Well written π
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Yeah.we all are mortal creation but we should enjoy every moments of our life.love,live and laugh forever,dear Saniya!!β€πππ
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I think we are all conditioned to want permanence. But when life shows us the fragility that comes with the gift of life, we can use that as an opportunity to realize we are all on the same ride. No exceptions. A good reason to be kind to each other and have compassion. Thanks for this.
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Life is fragile and precious. That’s why we must cherish it and our loved ones and friends who are still with us. This was a well written reminder of what is important.
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Thanks for sharing
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I knew a Marine that served towards the end of my time who lost his life today; life is so fragile
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Life is short and uncertain. Another reason to eat dessert first, and never miss the opportunity to let someone you care about know how you feel.
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Wow. This was very humbling to read thank you! Itβs crazy to think Earth has existed for 4.5 billion years, and our species only lives on average of 80 years, just really shows that in the spectrum of the universe our life time is nearly a flash of light.
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A VERY good post, my Dear Saania. …Appreciate, very much, Your Sensitivity, Sympathy and Love. Blessings.
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Thank you, Saania. Your empathy, wisdom and optimism help to restore my faith in humanity. Alas, nearly half of my homelandβs people appear to have lost sight of such qualities.
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Beautiful article! I don’t know how I missed it in the first place.
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Such a lovely and thought-provoking post. Yes, we do need to treasure each moment weβre given on this earth.
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Sannia, beautifully said, you have grasped the essence of our brief human lives.
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right
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Amazing.
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But bearing in mind how unpredictable and short it is, letβs do everything we can to make it a fulfilling one β by believing in love, forgiveness, and gratitude for the people and things that matter.
Beautiful!
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Awesome posst.
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Yes. Tomorrow I could just be hit by a car and die. We must strive for virtue while we live.
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Saania, your writing is so good and full of wisdom.
My favorite sentence:
“There is a haunting touch of fragility in every single one of our lives, and facing up to it can be terrifying.” The statement is true and powerful by your brilliant selection of words.
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