"Someday"

My grandpa is dying.  It's startling to write that - and taking me a long time to continue this post, but it is real and happening in front of our eyes.  He has good and bad days (although lately the bad have far outweighed the good), so it is safe to say that his last day on this Earth could be tomorrow or it could be in three months.  Either way, it is clear that time is limited and days/hours/minutes are no longer countless.

As he slowly makes this transition, I often think about his next step in the scope of eternal progression, as I have a firm belief system that this time on Earth is neither the end nor the beginning of our souls.

I think about his life and all of the things I have learned from him.  One of the lessons I have learned and want to apply most in my life makes me a little sad.  My grandpa was a hardworker and frugal with his money.  He would talk about traveling or buying certain possessions "someday" but that day didn't often come.  After he retired, he and my grandma did make some of their "someday" promises happen, but for the most part, there are things left undone that cannot happen now due to their failing health.

When I told him about a trip I was planning last summer, he told me he had been to that location one time, but wished he had been more; it almost broke my heart.  I don't want to reach the end of my life feeling as though there were lots of "someday" wishes waiting to be fulfilled.  While I certainly respect and value the importance of fiscal responsibility, I also want to visit the places I am desperate to see, create the experiences I want to have, and ensure that my "someday" list is as small as possible - so that when I am in his place, I will be ready for the next step.