Emptiness
Wednesday, June 14, 2006
Rachel left for Hong Kong and the weather didn't change pretty much for the better. It's always raining, well, most of the day. And when it rains, it pisses down like it has never done so before. You get what I mean.
Emptiness
I just watched the comedy show on youtube again. Yes, again. And like I said, I watch them to amuse myself. Okay, so what do you we assume about comedy shows when you hear about it? You expect it to be funny right? If these guys ain't funny, nobody would want to attend their stand-up comedy shows and they won't have any chance to earn their living.
But this guy's different. He's a comedian, however, he has a serious ending message. It got me thinking real deep after hearing it. I quote it out of what he said.
And that's how it ended. Unique huh? All you expect from a comedy show at the end is a big joke and you laugh at it. And it's just bye bye." You gotta understand, what makes life beautiful is the essence of the fact
that it can go away. So you don't want to live like that. You don't want to be a
person do you, that have a fight, an inconsequential insignificant stupid fight
with your spouse, on who's suppose to turn off the light at that bed time?So you did it, but you were angry. You were darn angry with your wife. Not
cause it was real, but how? We'll make up later and the morning you woke up and
things will still bad, but you kept that. Cause hey, I'm gonna come back
and we're gonna do it.And then what happened? You went to your building, sadly on that 90th floor
and that ( Sept 11 ) happened and you're never gonna go back home again. And the
best you could do is to call your woman/man and say " I love you ".And you miss that last night. Why? Cause you thought it would last
forever.See, every comedy show that you've been to ends with a big joke cause that's
what you need. I end with a big joke, you laugh, we'll say good night, and
that's how it's suppose to be.But that ain't life my friends. If you learn anything from me, learn one
thing:That sometimes, sometimes. . . . . . "
What he said was so true. Think about it. It all comes down to this simple theory and has been repeated and said a thousand times: Treasure what you have. Sometimes you get used to doing something, and somehow one day it isn't there anymore. What do you do?
You blame yourself for not treasuring that person/thing.
September 11 was a tragedy in the history of Man and many lost their lives. People in the building trying to escape death, some even tried their luck by jumping off the window. There was this article in Readers' Digest last year or is it 2 years ago, about this guy in his 20s who was actually in the plane before it crashed, left his wife, daughter and family behind.
He managed to be in contact with his wife before the plane crashed into the building. Wonder have you read that. TK people should have came across that, cause it was ordered through the school.
And I was saying, he contacted his wife through the phone on the plane and it was a conversation. And what words meant to his wife the most, was these 3 words : I love you. Can't remember whether he hung up after saying that.
3 simple words with a common objective of expressing one's feelings, but it was delicate and meaningful. Priceless.
He was in the exact same situation of what the comedian had decribed. Everyone on the plane had this thought of going home safely. They all knew they were going home, but they didn't expect that things would turn out that way.
What would you do if you were the guy? I certainly do not hope so. Yet, what if..? Hog on the phone and whine how unlucky you are and you're gonna kill those terrorist, or what? Spend quality time with your loved one upon realising that you only have a few moments to share and time to spare before it's over?
What do you think you would do?
posted by Rod @ 11:45 PM,
