Relationships

What I've learned from Dr. Hettinger's passing is that you can't take things for granted, because you will never know how quickly they can be taken away from you. My mom has always told me that bad things always happen to good people and good things happen to bad people. I've never quite understood that until my mom explained to me that God does that to test your faith with him to see how much you believe in him with your prayers and your faith to him to see if things will get better. When my favorite Uncle Juan passed away last year I didn't understand why he didn't get to live as long as everyone else and all the other bad people get to live longer than him. He was on 45 when he passed away. I was very upset, because he taught me everything I know told about old cars and how to work on them and fix them up. If it wasn't for him I wouldn't know how to work on my car when it breaks down on me or how to fix it when it wouldn't run at all. The mustang I have wouldn't start at all, but he taught me how to work on all that stuff and I got it to run within a year and half. I am very thankful for him and I wish I got to spend more time with him before he passed, because he meant so much to me. Ever since I lost him I don't take anything for granted. I cherish every minute of the day and every moment I get to have with my family, boyfriend, and my closet friends that mean everything to me, because now I know that they could pass away at anytime. I don't know what I would do without any of them, because they have always been there for me thick and thin good and bad. They always know how to brighten my day and make me smile when I'm really having a bad day. I just really appreciate the time I have with all of them because I will never know when they will go. Since I have lost my Uncle I make sure I always tell everyone how much I love them and how much they mean to me, because I want them to know how much they meant to me if they were to pass away the next day. They are the things that mean the most absolute world to me. They are what really matters to me.