Minus You

Once again, I was watching a TV show I was really enjoying when the commercial break came about.  A commercial for the Mount Carmel Health System came on with the actors looking scares as they got a variety of x-rays for whatever illness they were might be suffering from. The slogan near the end really hit me “right between the eyes” with its universal, non-hospital meaning.  It was “some people can’t imagine a world without you.”

As you might imagine, that slogan raises quite a few questions in my mind. All human beings need to feel there life is meaningful, and has purpose to those that are important to them.  I want to know does anyone come to mind that would be lost without your presence (if it were gone)? Can you remember ever telling (or showing) someone how much value they have to you?

After someone has passed on from this life to the next, the time is gone to tell them how much you love them. Flowers at a casket can’t make up for what you failed to express during that person’s life. Regret (or guilt) take’s over, and she is a vicious taskmaster that will never fail to remind you of what you failed to do.

Take it from me. Don’t delay another second in doing what you know needs to be done. You’ll feel better after it’s done. I’m behind you all the way. This is your moment to positively alter someone’s existence.