When dreams are cut short

Some weeks days ago I heard my phone ring from inside my bag and picked it up. I looked to see who was calling and smiled. It was someone I had worked with for a long time who had left at the beginning of the year. “Aw, I wonder what gist we are about to have,” I thought, as I answered the call. It wasn't her but her husband. When he said he had bad news my heart skipped a beat. So many things went through my head but I wasn't prepared for the actual truth.?

She had just passed away. Her husband told me what happened and I was struck with shock. I had so many questions but I caught myself and realised that no matter how unsettled I was, it was nothing as compared to what her husband and kids were going through. I tried my best to console him. After the call a lot of things came to mind.?

How I met her, our talks we used to have about life, her regrets, her plans for the future and so much more. She always worked hard and I commended her on this. Right now I'm wondering if I did this enough. One memory really got me feeling down and this was her plans for the future that she shared with me. Unfortunately she never got to achieve this big dream she had.

Life is short. Take care of yourself. Do what you love now and stop making excuses because sometimes tomorrow never comes.?