Life is too short

A good friend of my parents' passed away a couple of days ago.  I met her a couple of times, but I didn't know her well.  What I did know was that she was a beautiful person with a wonderful sense of humor and a smile just as wonderful.  She was still young in her 60's and that adds to the grief. 

Life is so short.  None of us knows what will happen tomorrow or the next day or even this day we're living out.  What I do know is that we should never take each other for granted.  If we love someone, we should tell them because it just might be the last time they hear it.  We shouldn't hold grudges or be angry over petty arguments.  We should learn to say "I'm sorry" and mean it.  We should forgive as we would want to be forgiven. 

Life is too short to pretend someone doesn't exist because you don't agree with them or you can't understand why they did what they did.  At the end of the day, it doesn't really matter anyway, does it? 

As I think of my dad's friend going home to be with God, I'm going to pray that God gives me the strength to forgive those that have hurt me and that He helps them overcome their issues so they can learn to forgive as well.