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Originally Posted by Inferno
Tonight I witnessed something that completely put life into perspective and made me realize all of the other things I've been worried about lately mean very little.
A couple weeks ago my uncle(by marriage) went to the doctor cause he wasn't feeling well. They discovered he had lung cancer and had a maximum of three months to live but most likely it'll be within the next couple weeks. For the first time he was diagnosed I went to see him tonight and it was very sad but also a huge wakeup call. He went from the happy retired man with not a care in the world that I saw a few months ago to somebody who looks like the life had been drained from him and can barely talk but the only thing he was worried about was that my cousin go to KFC to get everyone supper.
It made me realize that I shouldn't take life for granted because one day I could be how I am right now and the next day dieing. And it also made me realize that doing things like worrying all these months about the woman that I posted a topic about a couple weeks ago wasn't worth it. There's millions of women out there but you only live once. Hearing about death is always sad but when its someone you actually know it opens your eyes even more.
I'm sure things are going to be put into perspective even more when he does pass on because I've never experienced a death in the family of someone I actually knew and I know it's going to be tough.
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Sorry to hear of your uncle. I lost an uncle, whom i considered a second father, over the Christmas holidays. He also died of lung cancer. I hate cancer and what it does to people. It's a sad way to watch someone die.
I've been to a lot of funerals in the past 4 years and i would agree that it does put ones life in perspective. Don't sweat the small stuff and live each day to it's fullest.
Spend as much time as you can with him and let him know how much you care about him and how he has meant a lot in your life. I know it will mean a lot to him to hear those words from you.