Life is too Short to Live less than it should be lived!

Wow, another funeral for another friend today. I wish I could go through one year of life without having a funeral to attend of a friend, a family member, a neighbor, a friend's child. Those are the worst.. children's funerals. Unimaginably painful.
Life is so hard sometimes. It's hard to know that when you give a piece of your heart away to another person you love, whether parents, brothers, grandparents, neighbors, friends and many others that you've invested that time .. to know that someday you'll grieve when they're gone. Or maybe they'll grieve your death first.
Life is just so quick and short. It is better to have loved and lost than to never have loved at all, but oh, the pain that comes with that love. The worry about their bad decisions, the concern that you'll get a call about a bad doctor's report, the joy of a marriage, news of a new baby, hearing sirens rushing to their side.. wow, life is amazingly a huge roller coaster of ups and downs. But without those loved ones, what is life? Life IS about people. Everything else shall pass away. Those relationships.. that's what keeps us going and gives us good memories to mull over. Hug someone you love. Everyone wants to know they're loved, even if they don't show it. Otherwise there would be no suicides. You have to know you're loved and needed and mean something to someone else.
And we all need to know we have a purpose and a reason for living. That we're not just the outcome of some physical action. And yet, we're not. We have a Creator. Despite the circumstances of our birth, there is a God and He says He knew us before we were even in our mother's womb. Did you know that? It's true. And He says He knows the plans He has for us and that they are Good. Now, of course, we don't always heed and do what should do, nor do our parents, and that's why things go wrong or kids are abused. We DO have free will to what we want to, whether it's right or wrong. God didn't make us to be perfectly smiling and responding Stepford Wife carbon copies. He has a purpose and a reason for each of us. And it's to have a relationship with Him, our God.
Anyone want someone to talk to? You're always welcome to respond to my posts and we'll chat. :)