Life's forseeability

I wanted to do this post as a tribute to my grandmother who just passed away last Friday. But after thinking about it, I've decided to blog about how certain things in life cannot be controlled by us, no matter how well we plan it to be.

The incident that led to her passing was definitely a shock to all of us; her children, grandchildren as well as great grandchildren.

While she did pass away at the age of 81, which many people consider to be old age, the fact that she lost her life due to an accident is still a fact many of us cannot accept. After all, when I last saw her 3 weeks back, she was still in a jovial mood (we were at my sister's surprise farewell party at Ecoba).

Here's what happened (in a simplified manner):
Apparently there was a gas leak from the spare gas tank at home. My grandmother went to reheat the food, turned on the gas stove and an explosion occured. MY grandmother suffered 1st degree burns and was put into the ICU where she survived for another 4 more days. Ultimately, her age and her previous health conditions made it difficult for her body to recover from this shock.




All I can say is that, life is pretty unpredictable. As much as we can how to live our lifes, we cannot decide how, or most importantly when our lives come to an end.





The best we can do is have a plan and give it our best shot till its time to go. Had we not given our best, would we regret it when we're on our death bed?

The next time we decide to skip an invitation or pass up on an opportunity, lets quickly ask ourself, without prejudice, "Am I going to regret not doing this in the future?" Give yourself the chance to answer it honestly. If you can say no to yourself comfortably, then by all means, you will continue to live life happily.

If you might even think that you will have the slightest regret, why not give it a shot and say yes. It never hurts to try something out. Even if you failed it, you still have something to gain. Something we call experience and wisdom.

I hope that my grandmother had lived her life to the fullest, made the choices which she thought was best for her and her family. She raised a group of children who turned out to be great uncles and aunts for me. I'd say, for a single mother for over 40 years, she did a pretty good job. Somethings in life like the hardships they had to go thru, living life without much money, was not her ideal situation, but she gritted her teeth and did her best to provide for her 9 children.

As you can see from the picture above, that is how big our family is. 9 Children, 18 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. We shall all remember her in our own special ways.

For all my fellow readers, I hope you continue to live life to the fullest and dont pass up any opportunity in your life without giving a chance!

Boodyboy, out!!