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May 28, 2007
"Don't die daddy, I'm just a kid!"
If you've ever admired, or been envious of my beautifully blonde tipped hair, it's all due to the talented efforts of my hairdresser Terry, who has looked after my coiffure for the last 20 years.
As you do with your hairdresser, you get to know about their family and vice versa. It meant that, amongst other things, I heard about Terry's marriage problems and subsequent re-marriage and shared the joy of the arrival of his son, the apple of his eye, James.
I've also shared in the health problems Terry's experienced over the last few years, felt for him when he's had his blocked arteries fixed and been happy for him when he bounced back to great health.
That's why it came as a great shock when my regular appointment with him a month ago was cancelled because he had been rushed from his salon to hospital.
He was back at work yesterday, with a stent in an artery, and told me what happened.
It was school holidays and he was in the salon with son James filling in some time by accompanying Dad to the business, and that's when the chest pain gripped Terry. Marian, his wife, and partner in the salon, summed up the situation in an instant and called the ambulance while Terry grimaced as the heart attack gripped him. That's when James, all of eight years old, took his father's hand, looked into his eyes and said, "Don't die, daddy, I'm just a kid!"
Terry had tears in his eyes as he recounted the story and told me of his determination not to die. How could he leave that little boy who was just a kid?
So what's the point of this story?
Well, it's simply to remind you that we cannot choose the time of our passing, we know not when our time in this world will end and so it's up to us to make the most of every minute. To take the opportunity to enjoy life, to spend time with the people we love, and to make a contribution to our community. As I often say in my seminars, none of us know how much sand we have in the hourglass of our life, and because we're not here for a long time, we're here for a good time. Good times means spending time with the people we love and not time in our business to the detriment of our family.
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