Psalm 9 - The List

Name the five best days of your life. That was the background theme for an episode of “Lost”. Charlie knew, or at least assumed, that he was going to die and as he reflected on the years that he had lived on this earth he began to compile a list of his five best days. In flashbacks as he wrote out his list; he remembered the day he first heard his song on the radio, the day his Dad taught him to swim, the day his brother gave him a family heirloom ring and the day he responded in heroic fashion to a girl in distress. But, his number one day was, “The day I met you”. Obviously, he was writing this list not just for his own personal benefit. He was sharing this so that, in his absence, his friend would understand her significance in his life. It touched my heart because I realized how much that would mean to me to know that I had impacted someone’s life in such a way that they would consider my entry into their realm of existence as being one of the best things that happened to them. To make a difference in someone’s life, to have them feel that their life was better for having known you…how edifying that would be to know that. Not many of us have the option of knowing the exact time of our departure from this earthly existence, especially in such a way that we are completely coherent and in good health to the end. As a result, how many of us get to leave such a legacy, such a gift for those friends that we deem so invaluable. As I thought about it, I don’t think that I care how many people I impact, but how deeply I impact even just one life. I don’t have to be their numero uno best day, but how awesome to make their top 10 or 20 days. As I think about it, I feel blessed to have those that have brought color into an otherwise black and white existence. They have allowed me to dream dreams with them and live life with a passion that is fed by their creativity. They know the deepest parts of my heart and soul and love me anyway. Definitely I can say that one of my best days was “The day I met you”.