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Originally Posted by tabs
I understood this when I was 20 years old and saw someone put a bullet in his head. The realization that came to me upon that event was that if you do not have peace of mind all the riches of this world do not mean a thing. If you have peace of mind, and U want money you can go out and make money. To that end I set out on a road of self realization. I realized that mom and dad did not teach me very much and I had to start at basically ground zero and rethink. I knew it would take years and I was willing to put those years on the table,
I also realized life is bittersweet, that we should pay attention to the great beauty that lies in a single blade of grass as our time in the sun is short to do so..
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I lost my father when I was 14. Brain tumor. Losing a father at a young age does have a way of putting things into perspective and sometimes that perspective doesn't really set in until years down the road.....I try to count my blessings every day including the fact that Mom at 87 is still with us and doing well. But the day will come that I will dread - your post was a fitting reminder to us all to appreciate what we have every day for no one and nothing lasts forever...