I sighed...
She sighed...
I said that I wished it was Friday....
She said, "no...don't do that"....
"Huh?"
"Don't do that"
"Do what?"
"Wishing like that"
"Wishing like what?"
"Wishing it was Friday"
"So what's wrong with that?"
"Your wishing your life away.....that's what we all do....I wish it was Friday...I wish it was Summer....I wish it was my vacation.....your wishing it all away....then when your older, you'll wish you were right back here where your wish first started"
I blinked a couple of times....
And I looked at her....
Really looked at her...
Her face showed heavy lines of age..
Her hair was a beautiful snowy white color waved into pin curls..
Her eyes twinkled in the dim light of the elevator..
And it was at that moment that my whole life flashed in front of me....ok...not really, but you know what I mean!
I nodded...."Your right"...I said..."I never thought of it that way.."
She smiled....the creases around her mouth deepened even further...
That elevator ride down 10 floors ALWAYS stops and picks up other passengers...
But not this time..
It didn't stop once...
This lady and I were meant to be in the elevator together...
It was meant for me to hear those words..."don't wish your life away"...
I wanted her to tell me more..I didn't want the door to open...
She opened her mouth to say something....
And the doors open and she swiftly walked out and disappeared into the crowd..
"Wait!"....I said...but she didn't hear me...
Everyday I look for her...
But I've never seen her again...
Almost like talking to an Angel...
And talking to an Angel doesn't happen every day...
So don't wish your life away....I'm not going to any more...I'm going to live in the moment...cherish every second...every minute..every day...
When you start making your days count, you'll never again have to worry again about counting the days.
Today is a gift....that's why they call it the "present".....
