I was out sick for 2 weeks and while I was home, the head of my department passed away.

Sunday was the memorial. On my way to the memorial, I got off the train to make my connection but being that I was still getting my strength back from being sick, I did not want to walk the 4 blocks to my connection so I took a bus I've never taken before to avoid the walk.

On the way I saw this statement on a wall:

death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside us while we live

I think this is profound. To guard and cultivate the things that live inside us, even through and despite a personal loss. Just wanted to share this.

Thanks 4 sharing.

One of my wife's co-workers suffered the loss of her husband. He died one month before they were both to retire and move to the house in Vermont that he painstakingly built (mostly) himself for the past few years. The were working on the house one weekend, he was doing some gardening, and she went outside and found him on the ground dead of a massive heart attack.

Live life to its fullest, because tomorrow isn't guaranteed.

PurpleJedi said:

Not for any of us. Live every day to the max! This is actually the second death in my department in the last few years. Both instances the men lived alone and both instances were massive heart attacks where we were told they both probably were dead before they even hit the floor. Tragic.

But I love that statement because you see how many people truly die inside when they lose their family and loved ones. I can absolutely understand how that can happen but it's a double tragedy to be alive yet dead inside

wish u the best...sorry 4 tha loss

nyse said:

I still wish you were Lisa Coleman!

Thank you for your thoughts

Richard

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

I see what ur talking about with the whole lisa thing...
I would also be pissed off....

nyse said:

Prince is lucky I'm not Lisa Coleman. It would be curtains for him

Sorry for your loss.
I hope you're feeling back up to speed soon.

littlemissG said:

Thank you. It was weird because I remembered back and he was the one who told me of the first co-worker who had died.

Sorry to hear about that.
That statement was indeed profound

matthewgrant said:

co

So sorry

PurpleJedi said:

that's like that movie About Schmidt

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

Oh so true.

ZombieKitten said:

Never seen it.
But this kind of stuff makes you take a long, hard look at your life.

awwwww wow, sorry 2 read that hun.

the statement though wow, very true

missmad said:

sorry for your loss!

PurpleJedi said:

He retires with a plan to sell the house and travel around in their new Winnebago, but before they get going his wife has a heart attack whilst vacuuming sooooo sad

ZombieKitten said:

did you just ruin the movie?!

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

no, that is the first 5 minutes the movie is about how he deals with it and his relationship woes with his daughter.

ZombieKitten said:

oh

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

it's a nice movie, but very sad as you can imagine

Sorry, Supa.



...so are you going to be moving up the ladder?

AlexdeParis said:

ahhh.... the Prince connection finally surfaced! I can never imagine doing that job

Love it!(the saying)