Mud Master

Usual mornings consist of coffee, little take home paperwork, phone calls, and out the door..

However this morning during my morning coffee I found myself drawn to the television, and the massacre at Virginia Tech..

Sometimes we take for granted our lives, and more importantly, the people in them. They are just begining to show faces of the victims of yesterday, and I for one feel sorrow in the deepest sense when I look into these young faces, full of life and happiness..with so many things ahead of them, and than...BAM. Gone. Never got to tell thier loved ones "I love you" or "Goodbye". Death is a part of life, sad, but a part...MURDER is not. They never asked for this, and niether did thier family and friends. They woke up at 7:00am...LESS THAN THREE HOURS LATER, thier lives are over.

Now, why did I not post this in off-topic? why am I taking time out of my morning to post this?

Part of it is my own personal feelings of mourning and sorrow, but more importantly to say that we more than not take for granted the moments we have not only on this earth, but with the people we share those moments with. Now, I personally have no wife and kids to speak of, but I have a wonderful family that has brought me to where I am today, from diapers, to adolescents, stood by me during drug recovery, was with me through happy times and sad, and helped me to mature and made me into the man I am today. And on this day I think of all the times I take for granted, the holidays, the phone calls, the crazy aunt that still squeezes my cheecks til there a rose red.

Most of you have wives or husbands, and have children, and we all proboly have that crazy aunt. I ask to gentleman and ladies to at some point tonight, sit with your family, talk with them and tell them you love them, let them know how much you care, what they mean to you. Maybe you have a child in college, and maybe they are not living at home? Call them, and tell them the same thing, because it is moments like these that make you realize you may one day not get the chance. It is also a time to put differences aside, settle a pissing match, a time to call that crazy aunt and tell her you love her crazy ways...

This is not off topic, it affects our everyday lives, as contractors, as husbands and wives, as friends, and as people in general. These people are what makes us, us. Without them, there would be an empty spot inside that could not be filled with any amount of materialistic possessions..love and family are a special part of ourselves.

So today..take a moment of silence, and think about everyone that means anything to you in your life...Than take a moment of Remembrance and think about all those things that make them important, what they do, how they do it, why they do it, and why they do it for you. Than finally, tonight take a moment to embrace them..forget all the daily stress of life and work,and let them know all that they are to you. I know I will.

Thank you.

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drywallet

Thank You Mud for posting that

reveivl

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vinylguy

thanks mud, just brought me back down to earth for a few minutes! well put and i will do that tonite!

eastend

amen

Mater

HepaCore

As a 2001 alumni of Virginia Tech, I thank you for the post.

April 20th, 2007 will be "Orangeand Maroon Effect Day" in honor of those killed in the tragic events on campus Monday. "Orange and Maroon Effect" was born a few years ago as an invitation to tech fans to wear orange and maroon to Virginia Tech sporting events.

We invite everyone across the country / world to be apart of the Virginia Tech family and wear orange and maroon to support the families of those who were lost.

Cheers,
Wayne