2008 Woodie Awards
And in an instant, it could be all over
Nicole Lieurance
Issue date: 10/29/07 Section: Opinion
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How would it have changed things to spend an entire weekend with him and do something we would have both enjoyed? It's too late to know, but I suspect it might have been a start.
You can't force closeness, but it will often come on its own if the time spent together is meaningful. True intimacy comes from those quiet moments at the end of a long day together, and true conversation comes when it's not forced.
Too often, we slot our time into small "single serving" packages, jumping from engagement to engagement without letting ourselves linger too long. If we aren't careful, our relationships can become shallow and sometimes break.
One of our Spartan Daily advisers reminded us last month that it's important to make the distinction between what's urgent and what's important. The difference sometimes gets lost in the midst of deadlines for school and work, and we forget that there are things that matter much more to us in the end than a failed paper.
As I sat in the funeral home that day, I came face-to-face with how unpredictable life can be. Though we may think otherwise, we never know how much time we have with those we love.
You can't force closeness, but it will often come on its own if the time spent together is meaningful. True intimacy comes from those quiet moments at the end of a long day together, and true conversation comes when it's not forced.
Too often, we slot our time into small "single serving" packages, jumping from engagement to engagement without letting ourselves linger too long. If we aren't careful, our relationships can become shallow and sometimes break.
One of our Spartan Daily advisers reminded us last month that it's important to make the distinction between what's urgent and what's important. The difference sometimes gets lost in the midst of deadlines for school and work, and we forget that there are things that matter much more to us in the end than a failed paper.
As I sat in the funeral home that day, I came face-to-face with how unpredictable life can be. Though we may think otherwise, we never know how much time we have with those we love.
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Reese
posted 10/28/07 @ 10:19 PM PST
Hi Nicole,
I'm sorry for your loss.
It's more than nice knowing that there are people like you at SJSU. This article is down-to-earth and inspiring. (Continued…)
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