Only when they are gone...

We miss them only when they are gone. When we fail to appreciate their presence, we have no choice but to miss them when they are absent.

We all have that one person that we thought would stay forever, but never did. Nobody stays forever, not even you. Well, just God.

We never thought they would ever leave us. We can't ask them not to that will make us selfish. Perhaps, they left for the greater good. Maybe relocated, got married, travelled abroad to further their education.

You laughed together, ate together, fought severally, made up again, did so many things together. It didn't once occur to us that they will leave someday, to a better place.

Sometimes, we even wanted them to leave us alone. We wanted our space. It felt as if they were disturbing us or sometimes talking too much.

They were always there. They always cared but we paid less attention. They were that someone that always took our backs regardless of what we do. They understood us so much like the palm of our hands.Although, we enjoyed every moment with them.

At that point, we realize that absence does makes the great grow fonder. We would be moved to tears in memory of them. They are not dead; they just left. We hope to see them someday. And one day when we do, we go to bed either happy or sad depending on how we treated them in the past. We wish we were able to tell them all that we've planned to whenever we see them.

Let me say this again, no one stays forever. So be a good friend when you can,a good sister, brother, husband, wife, neighbour, colleague and lastly a good person. someone to be missed when absent, someone that goes out of the way for others. Remember those friends you had when you were little, you only connect with few of them now. You remember them for something and they too remember you for something which may be good or bad.

Live in the present but also remember there is always a tomorrow that reveals what you do today.

Be good while you can! It's just a friendly reminder.