Click

Brothers and sisters, I received 2 bad news today and I would like to share with you. It is not about the Book of Daniel, but I think it’s worth to share.

If you have watched the movie ‘Click’, then you pretty much know what I am going to tell you. A colleague of mine came to me this afternoon when I was very busy, and requested to talk to me for a minute. I could tell something really bad just happened to him because he normally has a warm smile in his face. So we went to a conference room and I asked him was he okay. He told me “No”, and he said he got to leave now and asked me to be his backup and took care of his mail because his father was in serious medical condition. Couple of months ago, he told me that his dad diagnosed lung cancer. I shared with him about what happened to my mom (ovarian cancer) and told him how God helped me to walk it through. (He is a Christian) About a month later, he told me his dad’s body did not response to the chemotherapy effectively. At that time, I thought he might have a bad relationship with his dad because if I were he, I would drive back to see my parents everyday. (This was just my wild guess, and he lived in Oklahoma.) So I told him I would pray for him. However, when the last moment comes, you will find out how much you love your parents. (or someone you really care).

After an hour, I received another bad news – another person died at 44 yesterday when he was on his way to work. He looked so healthy to me. (I think he exercises daily.)

These 2 incidents remind me that do I spend enough time for my love ones. I spent 4 hours in the internet and the Mavs game last night instead of spending some of these time to talk to some people I care. I would regret if I pass away today or if they pass away. I am sure that everyone had heard a similar story as what I just shared and might have the same thought as what I did share. However, have we really changed?

I remembered when my mom had cancer, I thought it was the end of the world, and I did not care about my job, my future, and pretty much everything. I just wanted to fly back home to see her. By God grace, my mom had recovered. Am I doing better than 6 years ago, I am not sure. Let me call my mom tonight and ask her.

If you have a good relationship with your parents, congratulations and I urge you to care them more. If you don’t, I urge you to take the initiative to reconciliate with them no matter what.

Let me wrap up my sharing with a Chinese Idiom:
“Trees want to be quiet, but the wind keeps blowing. Sons want to take care of their parents, but they no longer live.”

We or they may not have tomorrow. Do it now.

By Raymond