There Is a Whole Life in Each Day

A Grandmother’s Reflection on Time and Love.

We often hurry through life, waiting for something — for future meetings, events, holidays.

Yet, It’s the simple, everyday moments that become the most precious when you realise how quickly they pass.

Although time cannot be stopped — we can feel its value.

Every time I visit my grandchildren, I’m reminded again of how quickly time flies.

It seems I’ve spent only a few days with them, yet that’s enough to notice how much they’ve changed.

They’re growing, not only on the outside but also within — maturing, thinking, reflecting on things and on life itself, in a deeper and more serious way.

I often think and write about time — about how everything around us changes every single day.

You feel it most when you live far away from your loved ones.

I come to visit — and suddenly I see how obvious the changes are.

For parents, they happen gradually, almost imperceptibly, but for a grandmother who visits only a few times a year, it’s like watching a film and fast forwarding; the children have already grown.

I had just returned home when my daughter called me by phone — my grandson wanted to talk to me.

He’s only four and a half years old, but he was very upset.

He was worried that he hadn’t said goodbye to me properly.

He spoke with such sincerity, with that innocent hurt only children are capable of:

— “Grandma, why didn’t we say goodbye for real?”

There was so much sadness and confusion on his little face, in his gestures, in his voice.

He was truly heartbroken.

His words, and everything I saw in that moment, touched me to the very core.

It’s in such moments that you realise how precious life is.

Moments pass, but they leave a trace.

We cannot stop time, but we should cherish every moment — because it will never come again.

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