Appreciation Too Late
WARNING: This may sound dangerously close to a rant... It's not supposed to be though :)
Something that has for a long time confused me is, why do we wait until people are gone to talk good about them and tell them how important they are? It seems like when someone is gone (moved away/quit/passed away) all these kind words about them are spoken.
Something that has for a long time confused me is, why do we wait until people are gone to talk good about them and tell them how important they are? It seems like when someone is gone (moved away/quit/passed away) all these kind words about them are spoken.
What if the words had been spoken when they were near/working? Shouldn't we let people know they are needed and appreciated in the present? Being needed and appreciated is a human need. If someone is needed in your life and appreciated, waste no time in letting them know!
I think it is a good idea to let people know we appreciate them while they are present and engaged.
I think it is a good idea to let people know we appreciate them while they are present and engaged.
Great thought (rant), Luke. I have thinking about this too and trying to work harder on appreciating people before it is too late.
ReplyDeleteI feel like social media has, in a way, has robbed us because we are "connected" through Facebook, IG and other social platforms.
And not to pick on social media because even those that we are daily/weekly surrounded by can be deprived of our appreciation.
Although we are "connected" via social media, somehow it just doesn't have the same feel as when you're appreciated face to face.
ReplyDeleteA dear friend once commented to me regarding social media "encouragements". She wondered how authentic a lot of those "lovey" comments might be and why is it we can hide behind a device and make these comments but not appreciate each other the same face to face. It was such food for thought for me.
People do desire to be acknowledged. I pray we still have the courage to touch a heart, face to face. It takes mere moments but lasts in the heart a lifetime.
Sometimes, "we don't know what we've got, till its gone! They paved paradise and put up a parking lot!" I have buried loved ones and had so many regrets, that I didn't say how much I loved them, enough! With my time I have left, I want too real and transparent and fluid in my feelings toward others... Thank you for this great post...
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