Too Little Too Late

The day was normal, and the weather outside was as pleasant as it had been in months. The sun was shinning. The temperature was in the seventies, and only a slight breeze was felt on the skin. It was a marvelous day for a ride in a convertible, and those who have them took advantage. All was peaceful and wonderful in the world until...the lady behind in traffic wasn't paying attention. She looked up only in time to apply the brakes rapidly, but her efforts were futile. She had waited too long and now her billowing SUV was skidding toward the convertible in front. Though she tried everything to avoid it, Kaboom! her reaction was too little and too late.

Oh how many have experienced the trauma of trying to stop something from happening before it happens only to find themselves now in the wreckage. Efforts were made. Pleadings were spoken, and every possible remedy was tried. Still, the impending doom managed to make its way into their lives. Although they begged, cried, prayed, yelled, and appealed, there was no way to not experience what they knew was ahead. People failed them, and they failed themselves. Methods were madness, and plans were rejected. There was just no way to prevent the eventual, and now the penalty must be paid. Every attempt was too little too late.

What does one do when it becomes too little too late? First, breathe. As long as there is breath in the body a person can recover. Second, experience the reality of the loss. There is nothing that can be done about that which has been except to learn from it. Third, begin to discover ways to climb out of the wreckage and start anew. There is life after a wreck even if it is different. Finally, live, learn and be circumspect for there are other opportunities for things being too little too late that might be avoided by paying attention ahead of time. Having a little more ahead of time will help the “too little too late” times become less and less and will avoid future accidents from happening at all.

Until tomorrow...Why Say More?