Two articles taught me the meaning of appreciation today as I read about a father who had to bury his three daughters, who were killed in a car crash this past week.
"Just enjoy every minute with your kids, OK, every single minute," a devastated father said through sobs yesterday at the wake for his three young daughters, tragically killed in a wrong-way crash on a Westchester highway.
http://www.nypost.com/seven/07302009/news/regionalnews/unspeakable_pain_182075.htm
The second article that caught my attention was about a man who was hit in the head by a branch of a tree.
"A Google engineer enjoying a quiet walk in Central Park yesterday was hit on the head by a large branch that snapped from a tree -- a freak accident that left the father of two in a coma. Sasha Blair-Goldensohn, 33, was alone on a footpath between Central Park West and West Drive near 63rd Street at 8:15 a.m. when the rotting branch suddenly broke and fell on him from 20 feet above."
http://www.nypost.com/seven/07302009/news/regionalnews/central_pk__tree_tragedy_182008.htm
Blair-Goldensohn, who earned a Ph.D. in computer science from Columbia, was described as "super-smart" and a wonderful person by his relatives and co-workers.
The two stories have deepened my appreciation for my family, my health and all the little things I take for granted with each passing day.
Thank you, Hashem, for all that you have given me.
May Sasha Blair-Goldensohn be granted a speedy recovery.
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