Today at USAO, I learned how short life can actually be and it really opened my eyes. My good friend David Toole died at 25 years of age on July 8, 2011. He was at war in Afghanistan when a building he had entered was blown up by a rocket and collapsed, 20 men died with him that day all at very young ages. Some people take their lives for granted and don’t appreciate what they have. David was different. He always lived his life to the fullest. He always found a way to entertain himself and others through the hard times in Afghanistan. (Such as running around base naked or dancing to Lady GaGa) He always knew how to make people laugh even on the roughest of days.
Be grateful your life is not threatened around the clock every single day like our soldiers overseas. Days will go by faster than you realize and one day, you will wonder where all the time has gone. Be happy every time you wake up in the morning, because you made it another day. Live your life to the fullest. Don’t dwell in sadness or self-pity. Live life with no regrets and have a blast. Do things that you want to do and don’t listen to others. And above all things, be thankful for the family and friends you have, because one day they just might not be there.
That was wonderful, thank you for that post . . . I'm so sorry to hear about your friend.
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