Short Story About Life

Lisa Beamer on Good Morning America - If you remember, she's the wife
of Todd Beamer who said 'Let's Roll!' and helped take down the plane
over Pennsylvania that was heading for Washington DC back on 9/11.
She said it's the little things that she misses most about Todd, such as
hearing the garage door open as he came home, and her children running to meet
him. She's now the Mom of a beautiful little girl, Mary.
Lisa recalled this story: "I had a very special teacher in high school many
years ago whose husband died suddenly 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, ' 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 the powers 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 one 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..
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 I 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. 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.

ENJOY LIFE