Let them know

It's told to many people. And this blog may be just skimmed because it is general knowledge. But if you love someone, let them know. Tell them you care about them and spend as much time with them as possible, because one day, it may be too late.

Example 1.

I was only 7. I know that at that age you may not be mature enough to follow the "let them know" rule, but it still would have made me feel better had I followed it. My mum was in hopsital. I didn't think this any different from all the other times she had been in there, because she was quite old when she had me, well not old, but 36. My mother was a strong woman, but she was also quite sick, from her many years of drinking and smoking. I never thought that I wouldn't see her again. I used to go visit her, but I wouldn't stay around her very much. Because of her disease, her skin was a pail yellow, and she had tubes sticking into her arms and mouth. Not a wonderful sight for a 7 year old. So I would go out onto the hospital varanda and wish I was back at home. I was actually scared of seeing my mother, and sometimes dreaded going to the hospital. I assumed that soon enough, she would come home and we would be a happy family again. But she didn't.We were at home, my sister and I, when we recieved the call that would change our lives forever. She had passed on during the night. I didn't quite understand it then, but I had a feeling down in the pit of my stomach that felt like someone was in theree, hacking me with a chainsaw. I still feel it to this very day. But now I understand what it is. It is guilt, and deep regret, that I didn't spend every single second of my time with her.

Example 2.

My friend's brother worked out on a mine. He was away for two weeks, then back for one. The machinary he was working wih was very dangerous. A couple of weeks ago, my friend and his brother had a huge fight over something stupid. And my friend said he wished his brother was dead. His brother left that night to go to the mine, him and my friend hadn't talked since the fight, and they didn't even say goodbye to eachother. My friends brother had a machine slice his arm clean off, and then topple to it's side, nearly crushing him to death. Luckily, he was hospitalised, and they brought him back to a stable condition. He isat this very moment still in hopsital, and my friend hasn't left his side since he arrived there. I wish I had been given that chance to tell my mother i love her, and he realises how lucky he is to have.

My father works for the same company as my friend brother, and is away for two weeks, back for one. I am not making the same mistake twice. I will not avoid my dad as I did my mum. So if you have someone that you really do care for, tell them, whether they have a dangerous job, whether they are sick, or if they are just living comfortably.