When it rains it pours.....

Is it just me or does it seem that when bad things happen then a lot of bad things happen. Doesn't make sense? Well just hold on and let me explain. As of late it just seems like a few hmm.....well, out of the ordinary things have happened. For starters, a close friend of mine is going through what I believe his first lost of a loved one. It has been hard seeing him go through all the emotions because they all seem all too familiar. Secondly, in one of the most unexpected turn of events that I have come across in a long time, a fellow classmate passed away in a motor vehicle accident. Very eye opening for me because this was the first classmate that I had that has passed away ( I think).
Events like these really make you stop whatever you are doing and make you slow down in life a little bit more. I observe a couple of things when tragedies like this happen. First, as you can imagine it makes us realize just how fragile life really is. My friend is watching someone how is very close to him in her early twenties die before his very eyes. Then just about a 10 days ago a fellow twenty six year old classmate of mine passed away. It hardly seems fair, but then again who are we to define what is fair and what isn't. Secondly, I can't help but to notice that we get way too caught up in everyday life. The only thing that is more sad then the fact that we live in a society that keeps up too busy and not able to appreciate life, is that we become slaves of that society. Think about your average day and I assume that most of them look pretty similar. There is nothing wrong with that but it is like life becomes more of a habit then a privilege.
I know that the last couple of weeks that I have been through has helped me slow down in life and appreciate it. As hard as it may be, I hope that you do not treat life as though it is your right. But rather, may we understand that we are promised nothing and that we should live that like.