It was 9:00 am already!
It
was
9:00
am
already
!
Richard had to leave for work!
Richard
had
to
leave
for
work
!
Before leaving he hurriedly looked at the newspaper and stood still!
Before
leaving
he
hurriedly
looked
at
the
newspaper
and
stood
still
!
Is he seeing it right?
Is
he
seeing
it
right
?
He rubbed his eyes and saw again ...
He
rubbed
his
eyes
and
saw
again
...
Yes, it was his name in the obituary!
Yes
,
it
was
his
name
in
the
obituary
!
He threw the paper in the bin and screamed.
He
threw
the
paper
in
the
bin
and
screamed
.
Richard started to recollect.
Richard
started
to
recollect
.
He remembered that last night when he went to bed he had a chest pain and he was rushed to hospital.
He
remembered
that
last
night
when
he
went
to
bed
he
had
a
chest
pain
and
he
was
rushed
to
hospital
.
Then he went into a sound sleep.
Then
he
went
into
a
sound
sleep
.
But what happened after that?
But
what
happened
after
that
?
He could suddenly see his living room filled with people...all in tears; his mom, his wife and his children.
He
could
suddenly
see
his
living
room
filled
with
people
...
all
in
tears
;
his
mom
,
his
wife
and
his
children
.
He also saw his best friend, the one he had a serious misunderstanding a few days back.
He
also
saw
his
best
friend
,
the
one
he
had
a
serious
misunderstanding
a
few
days
back
.
He wanted to say "Sorry" to him...but now no one could hear his voice.
He
wanted
to
say
``
Sorry
''
to
him
...
but
now
no
one
could
hear
his
voice
.
He wondered how he could tell his mom that he felt so thankful to have her in his life!
He
wondered
how
he
could
tell
his
mom
that
he
felt
so
thankful
to
have
her
in
his
life
!
He wanted to tell his children how much he loved them.
He
wanted
to
tell
his
children
how
much
he
loved
them
.
He wanted to tell his wife how much he loved her; he felt sorry to have hurt her sometimes.
He
wanted
to
tell
his
wife
how
much
he
loved
her
;
he
felt
sorry
to
have
hurt
her
sometimes
.
Richard started crying and pleading to God for one LAST chance!
Richard
started
crying
and
pleading
to
God
for
one
LAST
chance
!
"God, one last chance, please", shouted Richard and opened his eyes.
``
God
,
one
last
chance
,
please
''
,
shouted
Richard
and
opened
his
eyes
.
Oh, this was a dream!
Oh
,
this
was
a
dream
!
He woke up; looked around everywhere.
He
woke
up
;
looked
around
everywhere
.
He was on his bed; his wife lay beside him, deep in sleep.
He
was
on
his
bed
;
his
wife
lay
beside
him
,
deep
in
sleep
.
Richard whispered in her ears, "You are the best thing to have ever happened to me!"
Richard
whispered
in
her
ears
,
``
You
are
the
best
thing
to
have
ever
happened
to
me
!
''
He went up to the window, looking outside.
He
went
up
to
the
window
,
looking
outside
.
Yes, everything was just the way he has been knowing so long.
Yes
,
everything
was
just
the
way
he
has
been
knowing
so
long
.
He decided to meet up his friends and clear all misunderstandings; he also decided to tell everyone who mattered to him all that has remained unsaid so far!
He
decided
to
meet
up
his
friends
and
clear
all
misunderstandings
;
he
also
decided
to
tell
everyone
who
mattered
to
him
all
that
has
remained
unsaid
so
far
!
It was 9:00 am already! Richard had to leave for work! Before leaving he hurriedly looked at the newspaper and stood still! Is he seeing it right? He rubbed his eyes and saw again ... Yes, it was his name in the obituary! He threw the paper in the bin and screamed.  Richard started to recollect. He remembered that last night when he went to bed he had a chest pain and he was rushed to hospital. Then he went into a sound sleep. But what happened after that?  He could suddenly see his living room filled with people...all in tears; his mom, his wife and his children. He also saw his best friend, the one he had a serious misunderstanding a few days back. He wanted to say "Sorry" to him...but now no one could hear his voice.  He wondered how he could tell his mom that he felt so thankful to have her in his life! He wanted to tell his children how much he loved them. He wanted to tell his wife how much he loved her; he felt sorry to have hurt her sometimes.  Richard started crying and pleading to God for one LAST chance! "God, one last chance, please", shouted Richard and opened his eyes.  Oh, this was a dream!  He woke up; looked around everywhere. He was on his bed; his wife lay beside him, deep in sleep. Richard whispered in her ears, "You are the best thing to have ever happened to me!"  He went up to the window, looking outside. Yes, everything was just the way he has been knowing so long. He decided to meet up his friends and clear all misunderstandings; he also decided to tell everyone who mattered to him all that has remained unsaid so far!