Moments of clarity

The other night when the rest of they sky was black, I saw the most mystifying skyline with moonlight breaking through some lone clouds. So I grabbed my camera & captured the image. (I will upload it later as the server is having issues now.) It reminds me of moments when you're reminded of something out of the blue, like how precious life is.

That happened to me this weekend when I learned the mother of one of my friends (whose family I've known forever) had surgery recently for skin cancer. The surgery was successful & she says she's doing fine. Still it took me back because she & her husband are about the same age as my folks. It suddenly occurred to me that something other than a car accident could happen to them now. I don't consider mid-50's old but your body definately starts taking a toll. I would be devasted if anything like that ever happened. I really don't know how I'd deal with it.

Now I'm 31 years old. Does that mean I only have 20 or 30 years before my body starts giving me life issues? Man... I better get going & have some fun! Just kidding. :-) I'm really not worried about it at all. Just an observation & curiousity as to how I'm suddenly twice the age I remembered myself to be? LOL