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4:18

Josie Kerrigan's picture

Its 4:18, and I try to think about my life, as of now. Some people don't take the time to look back, and see what they have seen,did,and missed. Have you ever just stopped what you were doing, like stopping time and just thought about your life? Is today my last day? Is tomorrow? What will it be like? Thousands of questions pour into my head when I stop time. I want to take every second of every minute of every hour of my day, and take them to heart - possibly feeling like it could be my last. What if I said I hated someone, obviously not meaning it, but just mad at them during that time. And what if that night, at 11:32 you got a call- saying that person - that person who you said you hated.. was hurt, dying, or dead. What would YOU feel? I know I'd feel regret. I'd feel pain. I'd feel ashamed. I'd want to take it all back, re- say my words, re- do the past. But we can't. We have to live with our mistakes, our cruel words, and our hateful attitudes. We can, however - learn from it. Change for the better, the good, the greater. Its now 4:23, and my life today was not adventures, dangerous, or memorable. It was however fufilling. I was glad I had today to live, where many others have had less amount of time. Cherish what you have had, what you have now, and cherish what you will get later in time.

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