Life is short

I have a bit of bad news today... I was informed one of my old clients passed away this week with a sudden aneurism. Mariko was her name. I'll keep her last name out just in case her family doesn't want it out. She was one of the reps who worked with me regularly at one of the resorts on the Big Island.

She was SOOOO nice, I would consider her a friend even though I really never had a chance to meet her face to face. We'd always make plans to meet up sometime, either I would go to the Big Island or she'd have a chance to come to Honolulu, but it never panned out.

I told some of my old coworkers about it today and everyone was shocked and depressed. I'd say that says a lot about someone when you have all these people you never even met face-to-face care about you so much. She was richer then she knew. I will miss you Mariko.

My grandfather passed away of an aneurism shortly before I was born. Thankfully while it's shocking to everyone else, at least it's a brief and painless situation for the person who suffers from it. It's things like this where you wonder where is all the justice? Why do the good people seem to go first? My dad had told me my grandfather was one of the nicest men he ever met as well. /sigh.

But in the end, it will remind us to live each day of our lives to the fullest. No regrets. Challenge ourselves to do something EACH day like it's our last. And last of all.....to be nice to others.