wow, what a touching story.
This shows once again that you should take each day for granted.
Human beings have this crazy habit about them, that we always forget to appreciate things if we have them for a certain time. I notice that everyday and it's very hard to change it and keep appreciating EVERYTHING. But we really should.
We always think that horrible things like this will never happen to us - of course, if we would live in fear constantly, that wouldn't be a life at all. But we can't forget how fragile life really is.
I hope the writer of this post is doing alright, and managing to raise her kids alone. I'm sure it has made her a very strong and independent woman. Although you wouldn't wish your worst enemy to have something like this happen to them, you should still try to see the positive in every situation and emerge from it stronger than you were before
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Yes, agreed. I fall in and out of this mental trap every day. There are some days that I really understand that this could be my last, and then there are the vast expanse of days that all fold into one big "taking it all for granted." But there are times that it's necessary to live as though it were your last. I got my book published using this thought exercise. Without the threat of death, I would never have completed my book.....Humans are short-sighted for the most part. We need to resist against the urge to just take it all for granted.....
I'm glad that others have seen the value with which the secret-writer has expressed themselves. I hope that maybe the money will allow the family to do something enjoyable together and make new memories to fill the hurt that they must feel weighing down on them throughout the ups and downs of each day.
I remember one of your posts talking about living each day as if it were your last, I think the post was some kind of list of things to make your life better or something like that.