“When you are in the final days of your life, what will you want? Will you hug that college degree in the walnut frame? Will you ask to be carried to the garage so you can sit in your car? Will you find comfort in re-reading your financial statement? Of course not. What will matter then will be people. If relationships will matter most then, shouldn’t they matter most now?”

– Max Lucado

The only thing I don’t really like about this quote is the use of the word “people”. It’s too easy to read it and think to yourself, “Eh, I don’t like people. I don’t care if people are there, I’d rather be alone with my thoughts at the end.” Of course. We are all the stars of our own LifePlays and everyone else we meet along the way are just supporting actors. But the “people” in this quote would be more recognizable by the names we use when we talk about them to others. It is our mothers and fathers, sisters and brothers, sons and daughters, best friends and significant others. Those “people” whose faces stand out from the blur of humanity that share moments with us that make life special. All too often we are so busy acting out our own scenes that we forget how important they are and to appreciate the “people” in our lives.