Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Life is short...make the most of it...

Okay, first off, I SUCK at this.

Second...well, again, I SUCK at this. LOL

So much has happened over the last two months that I can't even think of where to start. So I'll just say this.

Life is precious. And our time here on Earth is sometimes short. Almost too short.

On Saturday, Dec. 12th, a dear family friend went out to do what he loved most. Hunt.

He never came back. A valiant search effort immediately went underway. For two days, family, friends and search-and-rescue staff, some who had more than likely never met this man, searched for him.

Sadly, he left this life to live eternally in the arms of our creator. On Dec. 14th, his body was discovered at the bottom of a ravine, with his loyal dog beside him. Jake, the dog, was unharmed, but this man, who was so full of life, laughter and love, was not.

So over the last few days, it's been a wild swing of emotions...but mainly those of us who were left behind have been asking "Why, God? Why him?"

I've heard people say that when it's your time, it's your time. And I believe that.

But it still hurts to know that someone who had only began to enter the prime of their life, is no longer here. His booming voice won't be heard in my house during visit anymore.

I've been finding solace in one song lately...even though I bawl like a baby when I hear it now...it's from the musical "Wicked" and called "For Good":

I've heard it said
That people come into our lives
For a reason
Bringing something we must learn
And we are led to those
Who help us most to grow
If we let them
And we help them in return
Well I don't know if I believe that's true
But I know I'm who I am today
Because I knew you

Like a comet pulled from orbit
As it passes the sun
Like a stream that meets a boulder
Halfway through the wood
Who can say if I've been changed for the better?
But because I knew you
I have been changed for good

It well may be
That we will never meet again
In this lifetime
So let me say before we part
So much of me
Is made of what I learned from you
You'll be with me
Like a handprint on my heart

Like a ship blown from its mooring
As it passes the sun
Like a seed dropped by a skybird
In a distant wood
Who can say if I've been changed for the better?
But because I knew you
I have been changed for good

And just to clear the air
I ask forgiveness
For the things I've done you blame me for

But then I guess we know
There's blame to share
And none of it seems to matter anymore

Like a comet pulled from orbit
As it passes the sun
Like a stream that meets a boulder
Halfway through the wood

Who can say if I've been
Changed for the better?
I do believe I have been
Changed for the better

And because I knew you
Because I knew you
I have been changed
For good

While the whole song may not apply to how he's affected my life, it beautifully applies to how he touched everyone in his life.

Rest in peace, Glenn...and dammit, save a few deer and elk for my Grandpa, uncles and cousin to kill...they'd do the same for you and your family.

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