Time

A little Story I wrote.

As he gets the news his whole world is twisted upside down. she isnt going to make it through this time. she fought it off three other times but it finally caught up to her. their last fewhours together couldnt have been more perfect. they both lied in her hospital bed holding each other and remembering all the great times they had together. she had said she didnt want to have a sad goodbye...she wanted a happy one..so they told old stories of their wonderfull life together.
after she had left he was heart broken...
he started thinking..

ten years back he had wanted the new pickup of the year. there was nothing wrong with his old one but he couldnt help but want the next greatest thing. the next six months he spent four more hours each day at work making overtime to save up.
then back when they were fresh out of highschool he went on an all guys camping trip she asked him not to go on on their anaversary. he said there would be many more years to come and celebrate and she smiled and was assured. it was a two week long trip.

in their middle years he spent many weekends away on buisness trips for work that he didnt have to go on. they could have mad it just fine without the extra money.

as he sat there in he old rocking chair he started doing the math...
11976 hours of his life...time that could have been with her.
thats 499 more days..a little more than a year..
 he had wasted on time away that wasnt needed.

the moral is not that you need to stay attached to your loved ones at all times.
its that you need to treasure all time with the ones you love.
dont take anyone or anything for granted.