Goodbyes Can Come Without Warning

Today's post isn't about product management.

Back in the 90s, my brothers & I had a delightful family friend in KSA.

We'd all take the school bus together.

Our families would often convene at dinner parties where we'd play video games & football.

Charming fellow. Smart. Bright future ahead of him.

And then it happened.

In 2000, a speeding truck ripped through his sedan in the US.

He miraculously survived but went into a coma, barely conscious.

His family looked after him for years in that state. We'd pray for a miracle every day.

He never came to.

14 years later he breathed his last.

Everyone was devastated.

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A few days ago I was thinking about him.

I wondered when was the last time I met him.

I could barely recall. Probably at a family get-together?

Now, had I known that that meeting would be my last, what would I have done differently?

I would have told him what he meant to us. Given him a hug?

That made me think.

Everyone I know is on a timer.

When I part ways from a person I know, I can't say if I'll see them again.

So, whether it's your parents, friend or colleague, don't ever leave a relation in a state that you're not proud of.

The worst thing one can do is to assume there will be a next time.

Because goodbyes can come without warning.