How Life is Measured

gloriajean — Sat, 14 Apr 2018 01:46:48 GMT

HOW LIFE IS MEASURED
Author Unknown

I had a very special teacher in high school many years ago whose
husband unexpectedly and suddenly died of a heart attack.

About a week after his death, she shared some of her insight with a
classroom of students.

As the late afternoon sunlight came streaming in through the classroom
windows and the class was nearly over, she moved a few things aside on
the edge of her desk and sat down there. With a gentle look of
reflection on her face, she paused and said, "Before class is over, I
would like to share with all of you a thought that is unrelated to
class, but which I feel is very important."

"Each of us is put here on earth to learn, share, love, appreciate and
give of ourselves. None of us knows when this fantastic experience
will end. It can be taken away at any moment. Perhaps this is a way of
telling us that we must make the most out of every single day."......

Her eyes beginning to water, she went on, "So I would like you all to
make me a promise. From now on, on your way to school, or on your way
home, find something beautiful to notice. It doesn't have to be
something you see, it could be a scent -- perhaps of freshly baked
bread wafting out of someone's house, or it could be the sound of the
breeze slightly rustling the leaves in the trees, or the way the
morning light catches the autumn leaf as it falls gently to the
ground.

Please look for these things, and cherish them. For, although it may
sound trite to some, these things are the "stuff" of life. The little
things we are put here on earth to enjoy. The things we often take for
granted. We must make it important to notice them, for at any
time...it can all be taken
away." The class was completely quiet. We all picked up our books and
filed out of the room silently.

That afternoon, I noticed more things on my way home from school than
had that whole semester. Every once in a while, I think of that
teacher and remember what an impression she made on all of us, and I
try to appreciate all of those things that sometimes we all overlook.

Take notice of something special you see on your lunch hour today.
When you go home, Go barefoot. Or walk on the beach at sunset. Stop
off on the way home tonight to get a double-dip ice cream cone.

"For as we get older, it is not the things we did that we often
regret, but the things we didn't do."

“Don't cry because it's over; smile because it happened."

"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the
moments that take our breath away."

Re: How Life is Measured

Fiero Woman — Sat, 14 Apr 2018 02:27:57 GMT

Life cannot be measured. I have a special little girl, brindle dachshund that has a liver shunt. I am taking meticilulious care of her, food, meds and comfort. I do know she will not be with me long. To her everyday is a big adventure, she looks at the world with big eyes that takes in everything, every sniff and chasing bugs, butterfies and leaves that ruslte along the pavement. I am watching Lilly live, not watching her die.

Re: How Life is Measured

Drythe — Sat, 14 Apr 2018 18:02:45 GMT

@Fiero Woman

Bless you for helping Lilly enjoy every good moment, and for sharing them with her. She treasures you as you obviously treasure her. 💕

Re: How Life is Measured

Fiero Woman — Sat, 14 Apr 2018 21:07:29 GMT

Lilly is an AKC dachshund but no one wanted her because she was small and a bit strange. I said of course I will take her. Took a while to find out her illness, several seizures; but we have that in control. I have never looked back.

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