By the way - today is Memorial Day

One day, you'll do something for the last time - only you won't realize it's the last time.

The last time your father picks you up.
The last time you hug your mother.
The last time you kiss your high school sweetheart.

The last time you go on a night ride with your best friend.
The last time you see your "friends for life".

You won't know it's the last time. There's nothing special about the moment - an ordinary unspecial moment of life.
Just like any other day; just like so many other moments.

Until it isn't.

The last meal you eat at your favorite restaurant before it closes.

That time came for me today - but I knew it was coming.
Nothing special - but perhaps such an insignificant, unimportant event shouldn't have meaning.
Would it be better if I hadn't known ahead of time?

The time you say "See you later" ... and later never comes.

Those everyday ordinary moments.
The times you put off 'til tomorrow ... or next week.
The friends you meant to see; the places you wanted to visit.

One day, they're ordinary.

The next day, they're gone.

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