Life Has a Way of Teaching Us

I went to a wake and funeral this week. A friend of mine lost her brother. It didn’t matter if I knew her brother or didn’t know him. There are somethings in life that are important to do. Supporting someone who lost a love one is one of them. In my experience I’ve learned we remember who showed up. I remember who didn’t show up at my daughters’ weddings. I remember who didn’t show up at my parents funerals. And, I remember who didn’t show up at my wife’s funeral. I don’t hold anything against them, but I remember. What it taught me was life has a way of teaching us who the people are we can count on and who the people are who may smile at us but when it matters, you can’t count on them.