Here today, gone tomorrow

Life is like a vapor. We leave as quick as we enter. In time I'm finding it's not about the scent we possess  but the fragrance we leave behind. Part of growing up is learning the reality of life and death. Too often we forget this right now that we're living in will someday be a back then. This right now is not forever. This right now is not what life is built up to. Because a million right nows leads to one future. One meaning. One purpose. One forever. In the nowness comes a whisper. It sings life's mystery of what we know and will forever wonder. With the uncertainty of tomorrow, we wait. We wait for what we believe is forever. Because after this series of right nows comes a forever. An eternity of life and love. No more pain and sorrow. No weight of the chains that the earth pulls us down by. Free. In my unique case of right nows I'll make the best. I'll smile when I can, and laugh when somethings funny. I'll cry when I need to, and be courageous when I should. I'll do what I have to in order to leave behind a fragrance that will reflect the sweet smell of eternity that is calling my name. Life is beautiful. It's not perfect, but that's what makes it perfect. As I learn to say goodbye, I'll anticipate my next hello. 
When the right nows are over, and the forever becomes a now; that's what I'll live up to. R.I.P. Mr. Deane♥
Sincerely,
Stephanie