The frailty of human life is never more apparent than when it hits close to home.

Today, I received news that a colleague of mine – in fact, someone I reported to when I first came to Singapore – had passed away. Between the time when he showed signs of memory lapses, till when he was diagnosed with brain tumours, the final end was rather swift. It was all very sudden. And I didn’t even have the time to say goodbye or wish him luck, or something, before he went back to India for his treatment…

Dear friends, treasure every day, as if it were your last, for you may never live the same fleeting moment again.