Time to Come Together

I've often noticed that it's at times like funerals and workplace going away lunches that we finally take the time to get together with friends and family -- people whom we've often not seen for years. I used to think that was a pretty sad commentary on humanity, and the way-too-busy lives we lead, but I don't know if that's really true. If you think about it, those are the times when we've lost someone (even if it's just the relatively short term loss of not seeing someone on a day to day basis of a working relationship), and we are reminded of just how much we are dependent on each other. We are lonely, and we come closer to comfort each other.

It's times like these that we are reminded that we should take a moment to slow down and think about our friends and family. The world rushes by so fast, and before we know it, some situation or circumstance moves us apart. Maybe it's our children graduating or getting married and moving away. Maybe it's a friend passing on, or a good friend getting laid off at work, or making a change in their career path. They're here, and then in the blink of an eye, they're gone. Maybe it's not a permanent separation, but it's not the same as it was before. Don't let it catch you with regrets.