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There is still time

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A few minutes from now, the remains of a good friend will be laid to rest and will forever leave this world. I am sad because my friend's death reminds me that our life in this world is not forever and time will come that we have to leave this life unexpectedly like that of my dear friend. I am scared because I realized that death is inevitable, we cannot avoid it and no matter how how hard we cling on to our comfortable life, death will one day snatch us away from the people we love and take away from us the hard-earned fortune, fame and earth-made goodies without any warning. Though I am perfectly aware that life in this world is not permanent, the unexpected death of my friend only fortified my fear of dying. My friend Zsa-zsa, who just turned 36 early this year, died a few hours after she gave birth to her third son. Zsa-zsa is a very strong and determined person, there is always a smile in her face even in times of adversities. I got to know Zsa-zsa five years ago when she started handling our company's travel requirements, she is a travel agent from an established travel agency. Due to my constant communication with Zsa-zsa concerning our company's travel arrangement we soon became friends. During our trips we talked about our families and our jobs and we even planned of establishing our own travel agency after her pregnancy. I still want to pursue that plan, but sadly... without her. Her death has taught me that each second of our life is precious and we should not waste every drop of time not doing the things that we love, things that will make us and others happy. Let us not wait for that tragic moment like what happened to my friend for us to realize that.  

I may be sad because I lost Zsa-zsa, but her lost sparked a flame deep inside me. I am beginning to feel the heat of this flame that is ready to burst, a calling inside me that I should reset my life and take this chance to do the things that I need to do. I also realized that our life is meaningless if we just focus on enriching ourselves and we should not allow ourselves to be stuck on a job or a business whose only purpose is just to make money. Life does not have a price tag that is why we cannot buy it with money. Life is actually free, it was given to us by our Creator to enjoy it and to live it in harmony with all the livings things attached to it. We should enjoy the sunrise and the sunset. We should enjoy the air that we breath, our eyes should feast on the beautiful sky, our body should enjoy the warmth of the sun, we should also enjoy the moonlight and the twinkling stars at night. Zsa-zsa's death taught me a wonderful lesson, that life should not be complicated and let us not allow reality to stop us from pursuing our passion - NOW.  

Thank you Zsa-zsa for helping me realize these things and I hope you are happy where ever you may be. So long my friend! 



 Photo of me and Zsa during our trip in Paris, France
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