You never know...

When something bad is going to happen.

Today I received a text message from a friend of mine coming back from NY. He has cut his trip short by 3 days, saying that he is finally fed up with the bullshit and is tired of the drama. I'm not sure if he is for real this time...but something about the way it came across through the phone tells me that he is. I really do believe that the "love" has ended between these two parties and that things will no longer be the way they were. There are definitely some changes that are going to occur on his side, lets hope that they are all for the best. Trying to be nice I asked if there was anything he wanted to discuss and quickly, with little hesitation, his mood had changed, his armor back on and he was no longer "noticeable" phased by what had transpired early in the day. Maybe...just maybe at a later date will I truly hear what happened and get to the bottom of the crisis.

Sitting at work today...in all of it's awesome 12 hour glory alone...I opted to bring a small collection of dvd's to keep me mildly entertained. The movie I was watching was called Training Day. Awesome movie...and have watched it a million times at least. What made it different this time is noticing the tattoo that Denzel's character has on his forearm. The writing reads "Death is certain, Life is not." For some reason that phrase stuck with me for the remainder of the movie. When it ended...I went about my usual triage of things starting with checking my email.

I had an email from a friend which stated that he had just found out a good family friend had passed away earlier this morning in a head on collision. She was in her early 20s. According to the news clip he directed me to it stated that another driver was driving on the wrong side of the interstate and had a head on collision with her. "Death is certain, Life is not." Out of the countless times for me to have watched this movie, for me to pick up that phrase today and receive that email is just all to strange for me. Although I never met this person, do not know her, and will never have the opportunity to meet her...the message still rings loud and clear. Life is short...bitter...and unfair at times and most of all it is uncertain. We can't control things beyond our control, but what we can do is control what we enjoy in our lives every day. Early 20s is to young for anyone to die. Life has just "started" in a sense...your career and ambitions just beginning.