Time is precious. It’s a gift, that can be taken from us at any moment. Time is something we don’t have much control over, but when time becomes the past, it becomes a beautiful memory. Gustavo, was a great friend of mine. We met when we were both in early teens, a moment in life, when time seems irrelevant. You don’t worry about it; you just live your life freely, not worrying about tomorrow. We shared great memories, ones filled with his first smile, and the first laugh I could remember sharing with him. For years we shared many moments, but unfortunately, with time, we grew apart.
Usually at a young age we don’t worry much about the future, because we always think that we’ll have time tomorrow, or next week or whenever to spend it with the people we care about. It doesn’t cross our mind that us or them, won’t be there tomorrow. I remember when I first found out about Gustavo’s accident. It was a post on Facebook asking for prayers due to the critical condition he was in. I wanted to believe that this wasn’t the end, and that soon I would see him again, telling him how happy I was to see him better, but that time never came. A few days later, I got the call.
Sometimes I still have dreams of me speaking with him. I have the memories of watching him perform with his beautiful voice and glossy guitar. I remember the times we spent making each other laugh with our ridiculous jokes. As much as I wish I could go back, I wish more that we all could have had more time with him. There are people, like Gustavo, who come into our lives only to give and bring happiness, but even as much as we are blessed to have them for a bit, it feels like they are never here enough time.
When someone has been in your life for some time, they become a part of you… Only to discover when that person is gone, they take a part of you with them and from there on out you will never be the same person as before.
-R.M. Drake
Like I said in the beginning, time is something we don’t have much control over. We can’t slow it down, speed it up, or go back to it, but we do have control on how we spend it, and what we do with it. Now that we still have time, we should be trying to enjoy every sweet moment of it with the people we love, creating memories that could last a life time. We may lose people in our lives, but it’s up to us to keep them alive in our hearts. It’s up to us to keep their memory living.
As the third anniversary of your passing comes closer, I want to thank you again Gus. For your time, your friendship, and for the memories that will never be forgotten. I’m glad that for the time you were part of my life, there were nothing but times filled with beautiful moments. Thank you for your smiles and for the happiness you were able to spread into our lives. Hope to meet again, my sweet friend. You have been missed and you always will be.
Sincerely,
Heidi