whats left?

Sometimes thinking of the "what if's" grounds us and reminds us what human life is really made up of. Life revolves around death and tragedy, most things aren't fair, but its the cycle of life. We live in such a materialistic , me-me kind of world that its a complete shock when anything is taken away from us. And if we never get them back it breaks us. Living with the knowledge that things could be worse makes us wiser. It prepares us for tragedies and mistakes that will happen.

People say live your life to the fullest because life is too short. But death isn't what we should fear, there are worse things happening in the world, then people dyeing. Once you are dead it doesn't matter how much you lived your life, because your dead. Its unfortunate events that happen while you are living that matter and will affect you. You could wake up one morning unable to walk, or be diagnosed with and incurable disease, and thats when it will matter how much you lived your life.

When you die you aren't sad or disappointed. And you do not regret things you haven't done.Laying in the hospital bed is when you will dissect your life and beat yourself up for not living it too the fullest.Or when your old, looking back on the sweet moments of your life and not having any regrets will be what matters the most.Its not living your life to the fullest its counting your blessings.Sure we could live adventurously and full of spirits, but we should keep in mind that nothing is granted to us. Things can be taken away in a split second. We could loss body parts, eye sight or materialistic things. And whats would we do? All we could do is count our blessings all over again. It usually takes losing something to fully understand how much we appreciated it. We need to grasp all the things we do have and be happy. Realizing what we have before its gone.