In the blink of an eye everything can change. So forgive often and love with all your heart. Sometimes there is no next time, no time-outs, no second chances. Sometimes it’s now or never. Today, I’ve been thinking all day long about the Chapecoense airplane accident. Everyone was in shock with this situation. But only the people directly related to the victims will really understand the dimension of this tragedy; those whose world was turned upside down so unexpectedly, and had to question their own certainties about life in such a painful way. Today, the lives of 81 families (between the dead and survivors) have changed forever. This plane took athletes to Medellin to make their dream come true. They had only one mission in mind: TO WIN THE SOUTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP. Young people. Full of health. First international final. The journalists were going to cover this dream; this historic moment for the Chapecoense soccer team and its fans. The match was scheduled, the team was scaled, and the tickets were sold.
Nothing could go wrong.
Nothing could go wrong.
Huh?!
It turns out it can.
Turns out it did.
And we stand here with that emptiness in our chest and that sense of powerlessness in the face of life. When these things happen, everyone is surprised. And we realize that we really do not have the control of ANYTHING. Life is so fragile.We must value each day we have, and cherish the moments of happiness we create with our loved ones because it WILL NOT last forever. Live every moment as if it were your last.
It turns out it can.
Turns out it did.
And we stand here with that emptiness in our chest and that sense of powerlessness in the face of life. When these things happen, everyone is surprised. And we realize that we really do not have the control of ANYTHING. Life is so fragile.We must value each day we have, and cherish the moments of happiness we create with our loved ones because it WILL NOT last forever. Live every moment as if it were your last.
• LIFE IS JUST A BLINK OF AN EYE •
