Spend time with Friends.

G'day Everyone.

In the hustle and bustle of this world, we stay too busy. Some people ask for our attention more than the attention of our friends, family, and lovers. But when we get a break in the moment, we spend time checking emails, running the errands, and taking care of other things. But not taking care of the personal communications that are required of us.

But does all that permit us to fail to spend time with friends, family, and lovers? NO. We keep thinking every day of this mantra: "I'm busy so much with everyone that wants my attention, I'll pray for my friends, family, and lovers today. I promise to talk to them tomorrow.". We keep saying this every day after day. Year after year.

Until one day it all comes screeching to a halt. A friend dies. A family member dies. A lover dies. It takes the surviving people to get your attention by screaming at your boss and everyone else that got your attention first and say " BACK THE FUCK OFF! WE GOT IMPORTANT NEWS TO SHARE WITH THIS PERSON!" .

And then in that dreadful silence, the news is dropped like an atomic bomb on this so very busy and popular person. "BOOM! (Nuclear-like)". The news goes: "I'm sorry to say this, but you been so busy with everyone else that has your damn attention, that your Family member (name), or your Friend (name), or your lover (name), passed away recently! We tried to get your attention to so that you could spend time with you. He/She/They have tried to get your attention personally too!".

For the person who gets that message? The words, spoken or written, hangs in the very air and in the very eyes. The message is read again, repeated on the lips carefully. Shock, horror, fear runs through that person. The first thoughts are "NO! It can't be true about my friend, or family member, or my lover!! NO!!". Then in the next instant, mournful scream, the painful cry, the crashing of various objects about the room and other things happen. The people (the popular crowd, the boss, and the workers) back away fast like a guilty party and scurry to their own cubby holes.

The person has to drag themselves to see if it's true their family member, or their friend, or their lover has truly died and gaze upon the body with their own eyes at the funeral. When they see it, they will mournfully scream and cry. "why didn't I take the time? I was thinking of him/her recently, but I was so busy with others! Why didn't I take the time, I was so busy with work, wrapped up a career, planning a successful life".
and many other words of GUILT being spoken.

By the time they attend the funeral along with the rest of the surviving people. Their grief is much more worse than the crowd of people who kept in touch with the person. They are not the same people ever again.

You don't have to go through this. NO. Here is my suggestion for you, dear reader.

Take time to talk to your friend, or family member, or lover today. Pop an email. Pop a text message on a his/her cell. Send an instant message. CALL on the Cell! Call on the land line, Call on the VP. Just once a week, do it. Plan a weekend. Make a special trip. Go somewhere together. Dine out. ANYTHING!!
IN EVERYTHING KEEP THE LINES OF COMMUNICATION OPEN with the person who's your friend, family member, and lover as much as possible! Do it at least ONCE A WEEK! Make it a fact of life to do it.

Because when death happens, you will be glad that YES, you did talk to that person PERSONALLY before death happened. The grief may happen, but it'll be less if possible.

I say it today because I have done all that I can do to talk to every other person in my life. But I get ignored. I feel unimportant. I feel unneeded. I feel unloved. Will it take God to reach down and take my life unexpectedly to get the attention of others when it gets too late? It's very possible it will.
If people forget who's a Friend, a family member, and a lover, then it's their own fault when it's too late.

I hope my post helps others out there because if I am gone before anyone else thinks of me today and they wait until whenever they have the time to want to talk to me, then it's too late. The same goes for others.

Semper FI.