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　　During the month of September, a dear friend of mine lost her husband suddenly in an accident．The tragedy was a 　　1　　 to everyone．When I got the news, I drove home 　　2　　 that we just don't know when a loved one is 　　3　　 going to be with us．We sometimes take our loved ones 　　4　　, and we expect that they will be with us forever．　　5　　, as we all know, life does not work that 　　6　　 and sometimes we get a wake up call that shocks us and makes us 　　7　　 and realize how short life is．

　　In comforting her at the funeral, I tried to imagine if I was in her 　　8　　 how would I feel．

　　As I was leaving the 　　9　　, I ran into a Marilyn, who has been a true friend to me over the years．When she asked me how my job was, I started 　　10　　 things through．I was having a 　　11　　 week with my job and I was telling her how I was feeling．She listened to me as I was shouting my 　　12　　, then without saying a word, she took her hands and 　　13　　 them on my face, and said to me, “But at least you had a day．”

　　The 　　14　　 of her hands on my cheeks, the 　　15　　 in her voice, and the words she spoke, “BUT AT LEAST YOU HAD A DAY”, hit me like a ton of 　　16　　．All the frustrations, all the stress that was 　　17　　 inside me came to a complete 　　18　　．

　　Since that day, when I start feeling 　　19　　, I remind myself of Marilyn's words－but at east I had a day! Things could be a lot 　　20　　, but I am alive and I have a lot to be thankful for．

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