What is it all worth?
at the end of last year, a friend of mine died of brain cancer. recently another friend died of a brain tumor. we weren't that close, but this one got me to thinking -- what is it all worth?. we worked together for around five years, and while i never expressed it... i greatly admired the guy. he was the best manager of technologists there was and had a near perfect balance of understanding technology and knowing how it applied to business. he eventually became the cio of a fortune 500 company and got the respect (and riches) he deserved.
after telling a mutual friend about his death and talking about it a bit... our friend was athletic and quite active. in fact, we distinctly remembered his annual plans for the triathalon in san diego every year. while he never finished in first place (or the top 10 for that matter), he always completed the race. he also wasn't a health nut, but unlike many of us... he wasn't running off for fast food every day nor guzzling down softdrinks (aside from diet pepsi).
it just goes to show you that you can take really good care of yourself and be a super great and successful guy, but in the end... we all die. some sooner than they should. sometimes often life just sucks.
Posted by ac at April 27, 2006 06:12 PM