Significant moments

"You know, it's been said that we just don't recognize significant moments of our lives while their happening. We grow up complacent with ideas, things, or people, and we take them for granted. And it's usually not until that thing is about to be taken away from you that you realize how wrong you've been, you realize how much you really need it, how much you love it. God, I love this game..." That was a quote by Nathan Scott from the television show "One Tree Hill," referring to basketball. This quote caught my attention because that statement is true for many of us today. This has been on my mind for over a week; my uncle recently passed away, and now my aunt is without him; it reminded me that you never know when you won't have that special person in your life anymore. I know I am guilty of taking things and people for granted. For example, when I used to dance and was in much better shape, I just didn't realize how much dancing meant to me and how much I would miss it. There have been important moments in my life that I wish I could go back to, to appreciate them more or to make the most of them. It's those moments you wish you had a camera or a recorder to remember exactly what happened and never forget. There are people in my life I see everyday that mean so much to me that could be taken away at any time, but I still go about the same way. I take most days for granted, waking up dreading those days I have to go to school or work long hours, knowing that day could be my last, but I haven't done anything differently. I guess that saying is true about you don't know how much something or someone means to you until it's gone. So this quote is inspiring to me to live each day to the fullest and appreciate life and the things and people in it. Let it be an inspiration to you to not take the significant moments or people for granted.