The day I found
out that my grandfather had passed away I didn’t know what to do. He was
everything to me. He raised me to doing what is right from wrong and believing that
you have to work hard to achieve your goals in life. He and my father had
taught me everything I know; they taught me how to become a good person.
I remember coming home from school;
it was a normal day for me. I walked in the house and my mom immediately meets
me half way on the living room. We sat on the couch and she said “Cathy I got a
call from your dad, your grandfather had passed away.” I immediately burst into
tears in my mom’s arms. I felt helpless because I didn’t get to see my
grandfather or get to spend time with him. I felt guilty inside because when I visited
the Philippines I kept doing other things, rather than seeing him and spending
time with him. I got so caught up with my friends that I didn’t think about
him.
For a few weeks all I was
thinking about was being so selfish and irresponsible. I never thought that I would
lose him so quick. Everyone was right about live while you can and enjoy every
minute, even seconds you can with everyone because you will never know what
will happen and when it will happen. I learned the hard way and I don’t want it
to happen again. It hurts to lose someone so close to you knowing that you
could have had spent time with them but didn’t choose to.
