I believe the search for the mean of life is never ending. There is always more I want to know about what the meaning of life is. For most people, there seems to be one instance when they have an "Ah-Ha" moment and everything starts making sense. Some of these moments are tragic and it really makes the person sit back and look at their life in the bigger picture.
This moment happened to me my freshman year of college. I had just moved out and started a new chapter of my life. I went home for Thanksgiving break thinking this was going to be a relaxing weekend to see my family and friends.
I received a call from a frantic friend at eleven o'clock at night stating our friend had been a in serious car accident and was being med-flighted to Boston, he didn't make it through the flight.
I live in a very small town so this loss hit everyone especially hard. We spent nights upon nights grieving with each other at the crash site and at our close friend's house. Five years later, the thought of this still upsets me.
There is not much I can say I took away from this tragedy but I did realize a lot. Life seemed so superficial until this tragedy happened and it definitely lowered me back to reality. I realized that me, nor any of my friends or family, were invincible to tragedies. You start taking the little things for granted and paying closer attention to the people you love and the things you love doing. Throughout this tragedy, I realized that the meaning of life is not to have a nice house, nice clothes or a lot of money, but to be happy.
Jessica Spurrell
Hi Jessica,
ReplyDeleteI'm so sorry to hear about your friend's passing. I do agree with you that people seem to have defining moments in their lives which help them see the world more clearly. When we come to the realization that our life isn't going to last forever, we begin to focus our efforts on the things that really matter to us. I think many people lose sight of this and it often takes a tragedy to make us reflect on the true meaning of our lives. It's great that you've realized your own happiness is more important than material wealth.
Jenn Stone
Jessica, it is always hard to lose someone close but I think it is even harder when you lose someone who is young and didn't have a chance to live a full life. I lost a few friends in high school and it still hurts 20 years later but helps me to remember not to take life for granted.
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