The most precious things in life

My heart is heavy today, as I received the most shocking piece of news. A close friend's husband passed away in the morning, heart attack. Their newborn baby girl is only 4 months old, my dear friend is a newly wed, they just got married a year back and just started to build a family together. He was only in his early 40s, and looked healthy.

It brought back memories of my Dad's funeral.

I remembered the grief, and how I had to fight back my tears. But I was fortunate to have lots of help -- my husband and 2 younger sisters, and lots of comfort from relatives and friends. Dad was seriously ill for a month before he left us, we were sort of prepared. But I had wished that time was on our side, so we could accompany him on another overseas vacation, another family meal at a restaurant, and perhaps another movie outing.

This incident has once again reminded me about the most precious things in life -- time and health.