It costs nothing to read It costs nothing to read this ... this ...

……it costs nothing to try! it costs nothing to try! To look through to the end… To look through to the end…   

A small text that makes you A small text that makes you think. think.

Read….Read….It takes only two minutes to It takes only two minutes to

complete and makes you happy! complete and makes you happy! (Read to the end)(Read to the end)

True story: True story: My friend opened the drawer My friend opened the drawer of the commode of his wife and of the commode of his wife and took a small…took a small…

packet, wrapped in silk, out.packet, wrapped in silk, out.

““TThis,” he said, “is no ordinary his,” he said, “is no ordinary packet, it's lingerie.”packet, it's lingerie.”

He threw the paper away and He threw the paper away and looked at the side and the mesh.looked at the side and the mesh.

““I bought this the first time we I bought this the first time we went to New York, 8 or 9 years went to New York, 8 or 9 years ago, but she has never used it.”ago, but she has never used it.”

She wanted to save it for a special She wanted to save it for a special occasion. And I think it is now occasion. And I think it is now

the right time.the right time.

He approached the bed and put He approached the bed and put the package with the rest of the the package with the rest of the

things that the undertakers things that the undertakers would take.would take.

His wife had just deceased.His wife had just deceased.

While he turned to me, he said:While he turned to me, he said:

““Save nothing for a special Save nothing for a special occasion, because every day that occasion, because every day that you live is a special occasion!”you live is a special occasion!”

I always think about these words. I always think about these words. They have changed my life.They have changed my life.

Nowadays, I read a lot more than Nowadays, I read a lot more than before and I do less cleaning. I go before and I do less cleaning. I go more to my terrace and enjoy the more to my terrace and enjoy the view without regarding about the view without regarding about the

weeds in my garden.weeds in my garden.

I spend a lot more time with I spend a lot more time with family and friends, rather than family and friends, rather than

working!working!

I understand that life is a I understand that life is a combination of experiences that combination of experiences that

you have to appreciate.you have to appreciate.

From now I don’t save up money From now I don’t save up money any more.any more.

I use my crystal glasses every day I use my crystal glasses every day and put my new coat on to go to and put my new coat on to go to

the supermarket if I like to.the supermarket if I like to.

I save my best perfume no longer I save my best perfume no longer for the holidays. I put it on when for the holidays. I put it on when

I like to. I like to.

Phrases like ‘one day’ and ‘one Phrases like ‘one day’ and ‘one of these days’ are gradually of these days’ are gradually

banned from my vocabulary.banned from my vocabulary.

If something is worth, I would If something is worth, I would like to see, listen to it, but I want like to see, listen to it, but I want

to do it NOW.to do it NOW.

I am not quite sure what my I am not quite sure what my friend's wife would have done if friend's wife would have done if

she knew that she would no she knew that she would no longer be there tomorrow…longer be there tomorrow…

Tomorrow, an understanding Tomorrow, an understanding that we all take far too lightlythat we all take far too lightly

I think that she would call her I think that she would call her family and intimate, perhaps family and intimate, perhaps

some old friends, to close peace some old friends, to close peace or to apologize for minor issues or to apologize for minor issues

in the past.in the past.

I like to think that they would I like to think that they would have come to eat Chinese (her have come to eat Chinese (her

favorite food).favorite food).

They are those little things that They are those little things that would work on my nerves if I would work on my nerves if I knew my hours were counted.knew my hours were counted.

It would devastate me, when my It would devastate me, when my old friends, which I had to old friends, which I had to

contact with, would no longer contact with, would no longer reach….reach….

One of these days.One of these days.

Worried about the letters that I Worried about the letters that I have not written, which I intend have not written, which I intend

to…..to…..One of these daysOne of these days

Worried about not telling to my Worried about not telling to my loved ones, how much I do love loved ones, how much I do love

them.them.

Now I don’t postpone anymore. Now I don’t postpone anymore. And keep nothing back which And keep nothing back which

can deliver luck or smile to our can deliver luck or smile to our lives.lives.

I say to myself that every day is I say to myself that every day is special. Every day, every hour, special. Every day, every hour,

every minute is special.every minute is special.

A moment to embrace and to A moment to embrace and to share with my beloved ones…share with my beloved ones…