Yes, today, in fact as I was shopping in my local mall, a strane looking woman looked at me and said to her friend "He has a nice bottom". I didnt stop laughing for about an hour!

This was not said but sent to me. I shall never forget it! My friend opened the drawer of his spouse’s chest of drawers and a small packet wrapped in silk caught his eye: “This”, he said, “is not a simple packet, it is underwear”. He unwrapped it, opened the box and looked at silky lace underwear. “I bought this the first time we went to New York about 8 or 9 years ago but, she never used it. She wanted to keep it for a special occasion and I think this is as good a time as any”. He went and placed the box on to the bed with other things that the undertakers had put there. His wife had just died. Tears in his eyes he turned to me and said: “Keep nothing for a special occasion. Every day you live is a special occasion!” I often think of these words. They changed my life. Today, I read much more than before and I clean less. I sit on my terrace and admire the landscape without paying attention to the weeds in my garden. I pass more time with my family and my friends, and less time at work. I use my crystal glasses every day. I put on my new jacket to go to the supermarket if I feel like it. I keep no more of my best perfume for special days, I use it when I feel like it. Phrases like " One day " and “ One of these days “ have been erased from my vocabulary. I want to see, hear and do things right now. Of course, I am not sure what my friend’s wife would have done had she known that she would not be there the following day (a day we all take for granted). Perhaps she would have called her family and close friends. Maybe she would have contacted someone to make peace with or to apologize for a past quarrel. I like to think that she might have wanted to go for a Chinese meal (her favourite). It’s all these small undone things that would irritate me a lot if I knew that my hours were counted. I would be so annoyed not to have seen some old friends that I intended to contact “ one of these days “, frustrated not to have written the letters and irritated not to have said “ I love you “ more often to the folks that I am close to. Now, I procrastinate no more, postpone nothing, or keep anything back that could bring joy and laughter to our lives. I tell myself that every day is special. Every day, every hour, every minute is special.

"Keep your eyes open,your ears open,and your mouth shut"