Celebration of Life

Celebration of Life
　　On my way home from coaching basketball yesterday, I was listening to WGNlouis vuitton handbags GUCCI WOMENS fendi handbags leather shoes boots men's leather shoes, my favorite talk radio station out of Chicago. I could tell right away that there was something wrong by the somber mood of the speaker.
　　There had been a plane crashitalian shoes women's sandals men shoes leather boots GUCCI MAN . Two small planes collided into each other over a northern suburb of Chicago. What made the story hit close to home was that Bob Collins, the morning show man for WGN, was the pilot of one of the planes and had been killed. I'm sure that many readers have tuned in "Uncle Bobby" on their car radios in the Midwest. Later that night, as I made my forty minute drive to my third shift jobdownload youtube video GUCCI WOMEN Wholesale nike GUCCI MENS discount ugg boots, I listened as the station reminisced and paid tribute to a man who was loved by many.
　　They told story after story, describing him as the ultimate friend and a man who had lived life to the fullest. Genuine love and affection poured in from all over the countrybuy ugg boots custom made suit custom made suits puma shoes cheap clothing. The more I listened to how this man had influenced those around him, the more discouraged I became.
　　I was discouraged because I wanted to know why we as a culture wait until somebody has passed away before we tell them how much we love themprada bag GUCCI MEN calendar printing prada handbag ugg sale. Why do we wait until someone's ears can't hear before we let them know how much they mean to us? Why do we wait until it is too late before we recall the good qualities of a person? Why do we build someone up after they have gone into eternity? What good does it do then? We share memory after memory, as we laugh, cry, and think back about what was positive in a person's lifejimmy choo birkenstock sale jimmy choo sale jimmy choo shoes slitting machine. Yes, it does help us cope with the grief of losing someone who was special to us, and, yes, it does bring those who are coping closer together. Unfortunately, as we lovingly remember this person, our words fall short of the ears that most needed to hear them.
　　Just once I would like to see a celebration of life instead of a gathering of death. A celebration where stories are told, eyes mist over, laughter rings out, and as the speaker concludes his or her loving tribute, the person they are honoring rises from their chair and gives them the biggest bear hugpower tools nike sale banner printing Art painting folder printing! Wouldn't that be something! The special people get to hear the stories and come to the realization that they have made a difference on this earth, and all this is done well before they leave their earthly bodies and go into eternitysticker printing large format printing exhibition Stands letterhead printing pallet racking. When the inevitable funerals finally come, we can say good-bye with the knowledge that they knew exactly how people felt about them while they were here on earth.
　　I now have a stronger resolve to tell those around me how much they mean to me. I am going to let my wife know just how loved and appreciated she is, not only by my words, but also by my actionsugg tall boots women's boots rattan furniture china sunglasses cheap uggs, I am going to play Batman with my four-year-old more often, and in the middle of our romping,I am going to grab him, hug him tightly, and tell him how thankful I am that he is my son. I am going to sneak into my sleeping toddler's bedroom, place my lips on his chubby cheekignition coil piston ring automatic faucets soap dispensers Air Fresheners, and thank God for the bundle of joy he has brought into my life. Each day I will make a point to tell both of my boys how much I love them, whether they are four or eighteen! From there