A Moment By Death

I woke up the other day only to see an unread SMS.
My friend's ex-gf, whom he recently broke up with,
is diagnosed with brain cancer.

She is about my age. Or 1 or 2 years younger.
It was surreal.
The immediate emotions that sunk in.

I've experienced this before.
It was a familiar setting not too long ago.
And for a while, I was overwhelmed with...grief for a familiar stranger.

I thought about how her family would respond to the news.
I thought about the things she saw as important before the arrival of the news.
I thought about the things she now sees as unimportant.
They are the same things.

I thought about life.
And the hairline crack which I occupy in the timeline of the world.
I thought about the day I will die in.

It may be a distant future.

It may be a near one.

Oh, the things I worry.
I thought about the things I worry.
My foolish worries.
I thought about my sins, my pride and everything deep within.
My reckless living.

I thought about my days on earth.

I ought to number my days just like Moses did.

He wasn't radical, he was simply doing what's wise.
I'd better stop being foolish me.

Live a life reflective of your faith, Si'er...so reflective of your faith.
You haven't got time to waste.
I asked God to let me finish his work before He brings me home.

Before I walk through the door which thousands are walking through, everyday.