Da Guru
Fair & Balanced
The last few years a friend on mine named Ray has been trying to get together with me for a drink, golf, dinner..whatever. I grew up with Ray and hung out many times and loved every time we were together. We went different directions after college but we always got together a couple times a year and he always sincerely asked about my life and my family. Ray never married but when my girls were playing volleyball in HS and college he acted like they were his girls he was so proud. Followed everything they did.
I had not seen him in over a year although he tried 3-4 times to meet up. It was always Ray reaching out to me and I was always busy with nonsense that I thought was more important.
Got a text from his brother at 5:30 tonight that Ray passed away suddenly this morning of a brain aneurysm at 53 . At that instant I felt a horrible guilt feeling, why did I not take a couple of hours to meet him more? I don`t have an answer to that.
Very sad that I missed many chances the last year to see him. More sad that I will never see him again. That is on me and it is difficult.
Don`t be me....take some time.
I had not seen him in over a year although he tried 3-4 times to meet up. It was always Ray reaching out to me and I was always busy with nonsense that I thought was more important.
Got a text from his brother at 5:30 tonight that Ray passed away suddenly this morning of a brain aneurysm at 53 . At that instant I felt a horrible guilt feeling, why did I not take a couple of hours to meet him more? I don`t have an answer to that.
Very sad that I missed many chances the last year to see him. More sad that I will never see him again. That is on me and it is difficult.
Don`t be me....take some time.
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