Life is like a box of chocolate, you never know what you're going to get 
Just 3 hours ago, a dark cloud loomed over me and I felt really very sad and heavy hearted. One of my youths called me and informed me that someone whom we both know just passed away. His name is Sunny. He's a young boy, whom I have gotten to know in my church camp and youth events. It has been a rough ride for Sunny this past 6 months. His cell leader recently passed away suddenly due to a heart condition and Sunny had a hard time coping with this loss as he was very close with him. And now.. such a thing happened.
Life is really unpredictable.... even this very next immediate moment, I don't know what's gonna happen to myself! And death seems a very scary and taboo topic which we always want to avoid talking about. But it suddenly dawned upon me that such a brush with death actually makes me learn and want to cherish the relationships I have with my loved ones and friends around.
Most of the time, we human beings never cherish the things and people around us until they are gone, even I myself am times guilty of it. Times where I may have taken my parents for granted without appreciating them for the care and concern, but instead consider them nagging at me.
The question that I am asking myself now is, “Must it always take a crisis before I will wake up and learn to cherish the people around me?” Life is fragile… Let’s not wait until disasters happen then we start blaming ourselves with regrets.
My heart grieves and mourns for the loss of such a wonderful chap in Sunny. He will always be remembered in me as that bubbly, sunshine boy who never fails to put a laughter across everyone’s’ face. I will catch up more with Sunny in heaven when I meet him. It has been a sobering evening.. But in the face of death, I have learnt a valuable lesson in life. How about you?
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