As you can probably guess from the title this entry will be about missing and appreciating people around you.

Don't mind me but i'm going to write a little something for someone

Hi,
probably by now you should be with Him. Finally free of all the trouble that the world has to offer. For your situation it might have been something pleasant, but on second thought maybe not. I for one, can't think of how my two cousins are taking it, but i can feel their grief one way or another. When i think back of all the memories that i had with you most of it was unpleasant. Really unpleasant. That part of me says 'you deserve it'. But there was another part, a part when i was already grown up and punishments that you dished out seemed inadequate and would be deemed as child abuse. That part of me says 'rest well, you'll be missed dearly'. Of course there are times when i thought you were a total jackass. But there were times i was happy to have you around because you would add life to the party. But all that is too late to say now. I hope that you will rest in peace. My deepest sympathies go out to your family and loved ones.

Your's truly,
Brandon

As you probably could have guessed that little something was for someone who mattered. Yup, it was for my godfather. More to say my uncle but ties are of no importance now. I just recieved news this afternoon that he had passed away due to a heart attack. He fainted and was in the hospital for 10 hours before passing away. Peacefully or not i don't know but what i only know is that he's gone. Shortly after i received the news i leaned back on my chair and thought of all the memories i had with him. Even though most were unpleasant, i suddenly began to miss him.

You see, the funny thing is that only when someone moves on to the afterlife do we really sit down and think about what that person has done for us. Then we would think of future occurences and start to miss having that person around and appreciating the little things he/she did for us. Same thing happened when my grandfather passed away but my grandfather was one of the best. I have nothing but utmost praise of the highest kind for him.

My message here is to tell everyone to start appreciating the things that people around you do. Even a simple thing of bringing you a cup of water or helping to take a piece of paper from the desk. Appreciate it. Because when that person's gone and there's no one else to help you take that glass of water or grab that piece of paper, then and only then will you regret not saying that special word of ' Thanks' to show appreciation for what he/she did.

Until then, he'll be missed.