Sad Heart

My heart is sad today.  Some things are incomprehensible; I don't know why bad things happen; I don't know why suffering happens.  The world has been blessed to know Karina, her strength, and her courage.  Some events elicit self-questioning, universe-questioning, meaning of life-questioning.  A conversation with an old friend in an un-certain situation, cut short by circumstances, has changed my life and outlook today.  What are the important things in life?  I feel I've been asking myself this question repeatedly for way too long with no real desire to find the correct answer.   My answer today is PEOPLE.  This may appear to be the obvious answer, but why, then, do we fail to make contact when it is most imortant?  Why do we think we will write that card, call, or text "tomorrow."  In many cases this is one of my least favorite words.  Karina -  today my heart is sad.  The world is less without you.  I am also regretful that I have not made an effort to be a better person - a person who wrote that card or called more often. This is something I cannot do "tomorrow." Katie, I love you.