Hello Everyone,
Welcome to my post where I will talk about what I will regret if I die today. The topic is unique, and when you read it, you can feel the depth of such words, which makes you ponder on what life and its essence truly are. I came across this topic from the weekend experience community post, and I just had to give it a shot.
I was watching a movie last night where the girl got a call from the hospital while at work, informing her that her dad had been hospitalized because he had a first-degree heart attack. The incidence of getting the info was not what struck me, but the state of shock and anxiety the young lady went into. It was instant, within the snap of a finger.
It was more like that moment when you do not have an answer to anything, or even worse, you do not know what to do at that point. It brought back memories of when I lost a loved one. For that given period when I knew the inevitable had happened, I froze, and for a couple of seconds, I was still in shock and a bit of denial in accepting the news I had been given.
It’s been three years now 😭
@samostically/i-just-lost-my-my-mom
Nevertheless, a statement from another character from the movie is what brought my remembrance to this movie, she said
Even parents are humans, and when the time comes, they have to leave because their time is up.
I am completely guilty of forgetting about this, in realizing that my parent were once children and once young adults like myself. They had their fair share of mistakes, dreams, and even setbacks that life threw their way. It could probably be because I got scolded by them, and the amount of focus they put into making sure I had good grades and did well in school. It is more or less like when someone is always pushing to do better, a part of you also assumes they did better when they were your age. For that, you have to try at least.
Life comes with a script and roles we never ask to play, at least I know I did not ask for mine, and, sadly, we do not know which role will end or when the cameras will stop rolling. It is more like a Game of Thrones set where you do not know when the next character might get killed or when the Ned Stark hero in your story will get beheaded.
So cherish each moment. Live in the moment and create memories not just for yourself but in the lives of others. Frankly, we do not know when it might be the last, and I say this from experience.
If I drop dead today, one thing I will regret the most is not telling the ones I love how much I love them. I had no idea how much of a big deal it would be to me until I lost someone I care deeply about. The harsh reality about this is that you never get to see the person again in flesh, you never get to share those happy memories anymore, you never get to hear their voice or see them smile when you do something silly, and you will never know if they knew how much you loved them before they left.
I have a notion that it is way easier to die than to lose someone you love. It has a rippling effect on you for a lifetime, and you just have to live with it. It is more like the person was here and now they are not anymore. Their presence is gone, and the timeline of their existence is now a fragment of your memory. So cherish the people you have now and say that I love you words to them often so it registers in their brain and yours how much they mean to you. And most of all, show them how much you care with your actions and in your own way before it becomes something you regret.
I am @samostically. I love to talk and write about chess because I benefited a lot from playing chess, and I love writing about chess.
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