I am grieving the loss of my 3 year old granddaughter who was killed in a hit and run car accident last Saturday.  My stepson and grandson both survived with relatively minor injuries.  My son is undergoing surgery, while I am writing this, for a shattered wrist.  I am not writing this seeking sympathy or to express my grief; but I do have a point.

If ever I understood the reason to recognize my Big 5, now is the time.  There is no time to waste; although we hope to have 28,200 days on this planet, there are no guarantees.  If there is anything I want to do, see or experience in my life, I know not to put it off for "more important" things, that may in the end be trivial. 

We have spent the past week getting medical attention for my son and then will celebrate the birth of another grandchild next week with my daughter.  Then we will say goodbye, in a service, to the one who has left us, and then hopefully we will pick up the pieces and move forward.

From Six Feet Under commercial (TV show) "Why do people have to die?"  "To teach us how important life is."  I will leave it at that.