You are so right, Beto. That’s a tough lesson to learn like that. And you make a great point about the bad stuff fading away. It’s a good reminder that the bad stuff we get so worked up about in the present usually doesn’t end up mattering in the long run. It’s like the saying, “Will this matter in five years?” Most of the “bad” stuff we fret about won’t; it’s just trivial. BUt it’s the stuff that seems trivial that has the biggest impact (like the every day moments we have with the people we love.)

Ah, great observation Bilal! You are overflowing with optimism!

But truth is, life has never been a walk in the park (history gives us plenty of facts) and humanity’s imperfection guarantees us we won’t be short of problems and conflict anytime soon. So what’s one to do? Maybe trying to become a “half full glass” person every day despite the circumstances. Of course it is frustrating to see how some things we wish to see changed for the better just aren’t (and likely won’t be), but then maybe that means we should concentrate on the things that we CAN change – like our attitude towards life and with others.

Sometime ago I found some videos I shoot from my father and us together some years ago. Little we all knew that months after that he would no longer be with us. And that’s the (hard) way I learned to appreciate and cherish the people I love every day – while they are still around. Life goes by faster than we think.

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