There are a lot of times in life when you take things for granted. Be it money, friends, family, what-have-you... And you never realize you are doing it until these things are taken from you. And when they are taken away, you come to see how important they really were... I've had plenty of things taken away from me over this last year and it isn't much fun. This is true for almost everything in life, but for now, I am talking about life itself.
On March 4th, 2007 a fellow Sask Sport Bike member, and rider was killed in a snowmobile accident at the age of 24. His name was Chris Hood. I did not personally know "Hoodie", other than from his contributions to SSB, but his accident got me thinking about some stuff...
While reading everyone's reactions to the accident, I kept coming across statements like "Chris and I were having a beer just the other day...Never thought that'd be the last" and "Wow...I just saw him the other day". A lot of these people never got to say goodbye, or tell him how they felt, because they had no idea something like this would ever happen. But that's the reality of it all, accidents like this can happen anytime, anyplace to anyone. And if they do, would you be at peace with the person that may have been involved? I know wouldn't be with a lot of people. I know I don't say "I love you" as much as I used to to anyone, or even something as small as "See you later, have a good day".
This post initially was going to be a rant about MSN...and how people get off the hook just because they are not physically there. I think a conversation is a conversation. If you're online, you can be spoken to, and if you are spoken to...speak back! If I walked up to you and started talking, I should hope you'd talk back, and not just leave and go do something else. Or if you're talking and leave...say your leaving! This has been pissing me off since the day I downloaded MSN.
I know I'm guilty of doing it as well, but I try not to. However...I severely digress...
Back to my original point... All I am tying to say in all of this is that after hearing the news of Chris' accident, it kind of put things into perspective. You never know what life is going to throw at you, so try not to take what you have for granted, and don't hold things back from people if something is on your mind...You might not get another chance to tell them.
Take care everyone.
On March 4th, 2007 a fellow Sask Sport Bike member, and rider was killed in a snowmobile accident at the age of 24. His name was Chris Hood. I did not personally know "Hoodie", other than from his contributions to SSB, but his accident got me thinking about some stuff...
While reading everyone's reactions to the accident, I kept coming across statements like "Chris and I were having a beer just the other day...Never thought that'd be the last" and "Wow...I just saw him the other day". A lot of these people never got to say goodbye, or tell him how they felt, because they had no idea something like this would ever happen. But that's the reality of it all, accidents like this can happen anytime, anyplace to anyone. And if they do, would you be at peace with the person that may have been involved? I know wouldn't be with a lot of people. I know I don't say "I love you" as much as I used to to anyone, or even something as small as "See you later, have a good day".
This post initially was going to be a rant about MSN...and how people get off the hook just because they are not physically there. I think a conversation is a conversation. If you're online, you can be spoken to, and if you are spoken to...speak back! If I walked up to you and started talking, I should hope you'd talk back, and not just leave and go do something else. Or if you're talking and leave...say your leaving! This has been pissing me off since the day I downloaded MSN.
I know I'm guilty of doing it as well, but I try not to. However...I severely digress...
Back to my original point... All I am tying to say in all of this is that after hearing the news of Chris' accident, it kind of put things into perspective. You never know what life is going to throw at you, so try not to take what you have for granted, and don't hold things back from people if something is on your mind...You might not get another chance to tell them.
Take care everyone.
1 comment:
That's an excellent post. And it's even better if you truly believe it. I'm proud of you for this one.
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