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The Things We Didn't Do
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I had a very special teacher in high school many years ago whose husband
unexpectedly died suddenly of a heart attack. About a week after his death,
she shared some of her insight with a classroom of students. As the late
afternoon sunlight came streaming in through the classroom windows and the
class was nearly over, she moved a few things aside on the edge of her desk and
sat down there.
With a gentle look of reflection on her face, she paused and said, "Before
class is over, I would like to share with all of you a thought that is
unrelated to class, but which I feel is very important.
Each of us is put here on earth to learn, share, love, appreciate and give of
ourselves... and none of us knows when this fantastic experience will end.
It can be taken away at any moment. Perhaps this is God's way of telling us
that we must Make the most out of every single day."
Her eyes beginning to water, she went on, "So I would like you all to make me a
promise... from now on, on your way to school, or on your way home, find
something beautiful to notice. It doesn't have to be something you see - it
could be a scent - perhaps of freshly baked bread wafting out of someone's
house, or it could be the sound of the breeze slightly rustling the leaves in
the trees, or the way the morning light catches one autumn leaf as it falls
gently to the ground. Please, look for these things, and cherish them. For,
although it may sound trite to some, these things are the "stuff" of life. The
little things we are put here on earth to enjoy. The things we often take for
granted. We must make it important to notice them, for at any time... it can
all be taken away."
The class was completely quiet. We all picked up our books and filed out of
the room silently. That afternoon, I noticed more things on my way home from
school than I had that whole semester. Every once in a while, I think of that
teacher and remember what an impression she made on all of us, and I try to
appreciate all of those things that sometimes we all overlook.
Take notice of something special you see on your lunch hour today.
Go barefoot. Or walk on the beach at sunset. Stop off on the way home tonight
to get a double-dip ice cream cone. For as we get older, it is not the things
we did that we often regret, but the things we didn't do.
Author Unknown
Note from GranGran: If anyone knows who wrote this, please let me know so I
can give credit.
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