by Nevada

Created on: August 04, 2007   Last Updated: January 09, 2008

If I was told that I had twenty-four hours left on this earth, I would try to live it in the least selfish way possible. I think that because I would be the one leaving and going to a better place, I would want to comfort and reassure the ones I love of my strong faith and make sure that their minds were at ease before I went. I would not want to do what would be best for me, but what would be best for those that I would be leaving behind. I would visit each of them, and share our past, sharing our strong loving bond that has kept us strong over the years. We would remember all the joyous times, and put at ease our hearts so that we could say good bye and know that it would not be forever. It is just a passage of time. I would want to spend the whole day holding the hand of the man that I love. He would spend the day with me, going with me on my visits, waiting patiently for me. That way we could have every available moment together. That way we wouldn't miss an "I love you" or "I will miss you", we will take every moment that we can to hold each other and feel the love that we have for each other. We would take the time to lay with each other one last time. A time to remember, a blessed and consoling time. We wouldn't feel that we did not get the chance to say goodbye, because we did. We got a lot of chances. We will feel fortunate. Privileged to have had the moment in time, which most do not get. Thanking God for that one bright sunny day before the storm. It would be one of the best days of my life; it would be the closest day with me and my family. Between me and my husband. My children will see a different, stronger mother. And it would definitely be my closest day to feeling the presence of God in my life. I would also make sure that I left nothing unsaid, nothing unforgiven, and no one told that they were not loved. My heart would, for once in my life be completely open and honest; my feelings would pour out freely to my family and my friends. Letting them know just how much they have meant to me over the years, just all the things that I almost did not get the chance to tell them. My tears would be free to flow unhindered. I will leave this earth with a heart so light and empty of burden, so thankful. So blessed. I got a miracle. I received twenty-four hours to give to my loved ones.

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