A great man passed away in Tracy this past weekend. Dr. Ahn. Dr. Ahn was an Ob/Gyn for many years. He helped bring Joseph into the world and I am pretty sure two of my cousins as well. He brought lots of babies in this town into the world. He died suddenly Saturday at the age of 62. Dominic said "Gee he probably kissed his wife good bye and went to work and that was it" and I said "I hope he kissed her I hope he left with a kind word."
Too often we leave in a huff don't we? Or we don't say what we should say. We leave with unkind words. But what if? What if we made sure we didn't go to bed angry or hit the road in a huff? What if we took a moment or two to think about what we're saying to those we love? What if even those we don't love we just used a little more kindness?
I am sitting on the sidelines as a good friend is going thru a rough spot. Someone she has loved for many years and has gone to great lenghts to help and support for many years has been unkind to her. It is difficult for me to sit by and watch. It is difficult for me not to rally to her aid but I might just cause more trouble so I have kept quiet. From my seat on the sideline here I cannot tell you what she has ever done to this man to cause him to treat her the way the he is. Yes they have had some rough times but haven't we all? Haven't some had rougher roads than most? I cannot think of what anyone has ever done to cause him to treat anyone this way let alone the mother of his children. I cannot think of anything that has happened to him to cause him to throw his wrath around. The bottom line is it's his children suffering the most sadly he doesn't see that.
So I sit and I stew and I try really hard to pray for him and that is so hard. So very hard.
While I sat and email popped up in my inbox from someone I have not heard from in ages. I was happy to hear from this person. Happy to know all was well with "us" happy to know she has just been busy.
I wish that now especially during Christmas we could all be kind, we all could think about how short this life here on earth is. We could all take a moment to forgive and leave unkind words in our heads. We could all take a moment to say "hey" to someone we haven't spoken to in years. We could start the new year off on a better foot. We could take some time to love ourselves more and love those around us that do the tiniest things for us and be just a bit kinder. Say thank you and please and I appreciate that. Say I love you and Good bye more. Or even if you just cant muster any of that... than don't say anything at all least it be an unkind word could you try to do that?
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