Life Is Precious

LIFE IS VERY PRECIOUS! Sometimes we just take life as it comes and expect everything to stay as it always was. Of course that's not going to happen. Time moves on. Our bodies get older, and for many of us, we end up getting one thing or another. Many of the common things are just rocks on our roads that we can take care of and be done with. But also for many of us, we get a Life Threatening Disease, that is a big fight for each of them every moment of their life. Cancer of course is one that effects many people in this world. It just takes over and you have to watch it all the time. Weakness, and sickness and so much more. You go through Chemotherapy and it just shakes up your body and kills it bit by bit. Let's face it, their lives are a living hell. One thing that is really hard for them is, friends and people are afraid to get close to them. Friends who knew them before the Cancer hit or whatever they have, don't come by to see them anymore. They are the same person you knew before, only their bodies have been through hell. Do you realize what a comfort it is, to have a friend and familiar face stop in for a friendly visit. It will uplift them so much. It will ease their minds and comfort them in the moment. It will lift their hearts right up. This is what they need. Don't wait until it's too late to see them alive. See them while they are still here. And share with them your thoughts, and what is happening in your life. People you each know and have common, talk about. It's not about how long you stay to visit, just 15 minutes will be okay. Out of your life, 15 minutes to make someone feel so good that you stopped, is not asking much. In years to come, you will be glad you did at that moment. Prayers are nice, and thoughtful. But seeing them in person, and visiting them means so much more to them. I met someone a few weeks ago, he told me he brings his children to the Nursing Home and he finds out who needs visitors. He says he wants to instill the importance of visiting those that are battling to stay alive. He wants them to get use to being around the elderly and those who have come down with something that has made them weak. I think he has the right idea. Do we fear being around these people? If it is something we won't catch, why are we afraid? Are we afraid to see them so weak and lifeless? We should think of the smile on their faces when we visit, and when they see us. I know some residents of some Nursing Homes, who never get any visitors, from Family or Friends. It is sad to be in such a place, and not have anyone come to visit them. The next time you are sitting around and say, I don't have anything to do, you do. Go visit someone, and make their day so much happier. The next time you send a prayer and you live right here in the same city as they do, send that prayer, but add to it with a visit to see them. Remember, they don't have life like you do, and you have it within you to make their days better. Thank you for listening.