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(08-13-2017 07:08 PM)rath v2.0 Wrote:  Folks, life lesson from a 46 year old who just learned this one the hard way....when an old friend calls and wants to get together and you are too busy because the minutia of life got in the way, ask yourself if the minutia of life getting in the way is a good enough reason to beg off.

This really sucks.

We say it. We think we are doing it, but are we really? The whole live each day like it was your last, cherish every moment, never let a day go by without telling those most important to you how much you love and appreciate them. There is no shame in what you are feeling Rath. There is no blame either. Life gets in the way sometimes and blocks us from what is most important. I don't know you from Adam, except what I can glean from your posts on this board. I can tell you that I know for a fact, you are someone who I would enjoy having a couple of beers with and just shooting the breeze. I am sure you are a good friend to those in your circle and I would bet Sub felt the same way. I have lost my uncle and my stepmother all in the span of August. I keep beating myself up over the lost time and failure on my part to communicate with both of them. All I can do moving forward is to keep trying to live up to those things I stated above. We all can, and should. Sorry for the speech, although it has left me feeling better.