Life's Treasures

This past week has brought many interesting thoughts to light. One family friend almost had to have surgery involving his heart. Luckily, the doctors did not have to operate. One friend, was not feeling well and went to see the doctor. Less than 24 hours later she was recovering from surgery. This past week we also suffered the loss of one of the oldest members of our family. Knowledge, history, love, compassion, and a personality that has touched uncounted lives has not passed this moment in time. There was also the loss of two career soldiers in Afghanistan. Parents and friends, that are no longer with us because there were problems to be solved and they volunteered to put themselves in harms way in order to help others.

Are you the type that does not know the value of the relationship that you have with other people? It is not the material possessions that convey value. It is not the status one seems to obtain through fortune. It is the lives that are touched. The course of history that is changed because of a kind soul multiplies for the benefit of all. The treasure, are those that are around us everyday and those that pass from this existence after making our lives better than they were.