What If You Knew?

Being away from the world and the daily craziness has brought up so many emotions and questions. I feel like I took a lot for granted. I was bored, I went out. I was sad, I asked for a hug. Didn't want to cook, went out for dinner. Every Friday my family gathered for "Family Friday." All those moments seemed like no big deal. It was normal. It was life.

What if we knew? What if we knew that the last time we were in a crowded mall would be the last time? What if we knew that running around the park would no longer be allowed? What if we knew the last restaurant we ate at would close down? What if we knew the last time we hugged our family and friends it would be the last?

I keep going back and thinking about what life was before all this. There were things I thought were important and don't seem to matter at all and there are things I took for granted that I would give anything for at the moment. This will not last forever but the experience will forever change us.

Don't live with "what if". If you knew things were about to change, would you have taken more adventures? Made friends with total strangers? Put down your phone and taken in the world around you? Kissed a little more and hugged a little longer?

I miss my family. I miss my friends. I miss getting in the car and aimlessly walking around Target. When this is all over, I will remember. I will remember how lucky I am to have people I can miss. I will remember how "life" is a gift. I will not live with anymore "what if".