This holiday season hold your loved ones near and dear. Squeeze them tight and appreciate their presence, as some family and friends won't have that opportunity this year.
News of the elementary school shooting in Connecticut last week traveled quickly, as most tragic news does. Upon first glance at the television, upon hearing the report on the radio, upon reading an article online, one might have questioned – did I hear that right? Could someone really kill 27 people, many of them children?
It's hard to go out and face a world in which those most innocent among us become the target.
Horrific events never fail to put things into perspective. That Christmas bonus you were so angry to have been deprived of this year doesn't seem like such a loss when some parents will never again hold their children in their arms.
The argument you got into with your spouse earlier today seems foolish now, as some husbands and wives became widows in the blink of an eye.
It’s times like these when perspective is forced upon us. Those unimportant details clouding our vision to what really matters finally subside, allowing us to see clearly.
So ask yourself this Barrhead, what is it that is truly important to you? Your family? Your friends? Your pets? Whatever it may be, be thankful it’s still in your grasp and has not slipped through your fingers.
