Fragility

This last week a member of my ward, and a fellow Sea Island employee was killed in a head-on collision. She was 25, single, friendly, and had an amazing smile. I did not know her well, but it was close enough to cause me to reflect on a lot of things this week. Mainly how fragile life is.

I've thought a lot about the focuses in my life. I heard about a quote this week that goes something like this: "The most important things in your life aren't things at all - they're people."
After attending Laura's funeral and hearing a lot of her family and friends share their feelings about her life, I feel that Laura was a great example of this. She was close to a lot of people (the church was packed - double overflow and all ... and still standing), and it was obvious that relationships were the focus of her life. I hope that I can live my life like this.

I've started thinking what I'd like people to know about me that they may not yet. I think it's this: There is more good in the world than bad, more beauty than profanity, more love than hatred, more hope than despair. I hope that I can live in a way to show how much I believe that, and never go a day without saying the words "I love you" to someone and mean it. And, I also would like to have a fun time every day, because I like to have fun.

So, I know this is kind of a somber post for me, but it's been kind of a somber thing I've been thinking about. But please don't get too down ... my next post is going to be about Guitar Hero III, so ... I'm really still all about having fun. Just if you were wondering what deep thoughts I think sometimes - that's what I thought this week.

Thanks for reading - I love you!