Thursday, January 03, 2008
~ 9:32 PM ~
in my previous post, i pondered about NY resolutions and the observation that most people set up a list of things they want to do accomplish for the NY. whereas for me, i think we could set resolutions everyday (read: any day, need not be NY).
over the weekend, something very unfortunate happened to a close friend of mine. he lost his cousin to a freak bout of illness. according to my friend, the cousin was a healthy, young (my age), pretty lady who strived hard and considered a high flyer. shes completed her masters, landed herself with a high paying job and is very valued by her employer. however, within months of such good achievements, she fell sick. very sick. and since then her world came crashing down....... she struggled with the illness in the hospital for about 8 months. just last sunday, her body finally gave way. as much as she'd wanted to continue living, to provide her parents with a better life, to do even more to advance her career, to get married in 2008, she couldnt. imagine the kind of regrets that she had......... instead of providing for the family, shes burdened her family by incurring a hospital bill of over $200k.
her life was so close to perfect after all the effort that shes put in, but now its gone.
the fragility and unpredictability of life doesn't wait for new year-s.
0 what say you?
