Gone Too Soon.

@Kandae11 (56627)
May 7, 2025 10:16am CST
When l came out on the veranda this morning l was greeted by the lovely sight of an open bloom on my hibiscus plant. I snapped a picture but couldn't post it, so the picture posted looks exactly the same - but it is from google. I have had this plant since 2012. It was a gift from my sister who died in 2016. Unfortunately these beautiful flowers only last a day - by evening this one will wilt and die..l always wish they would stay around longer. However, they go too soon - like my sister did. Do you have any relatives or close friends who passed on too soon? Pixabay image.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (152087)
• United States
7 May
Yes, friends and family have passed too soon, in my opinion, of course.
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (56627)
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7 May
Especially where close family members and friends are concerned it will always be too soon.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (152087)
• United States
7 May
@Kandae11 That's true...
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Kayla Tsukino
@kaylachan (78670)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
7 May
As far as I am concerned, any loss is far to soon.
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (56627)
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7 May
I know the feeling.
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (56627)
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10 May
@porwest We miss them all the same - though it is a bit more distressing when they leave too soon.
ARIES1973
@ARIES1973 (11966)
• Legaspi, Philippines
7 May
There are just things that are too difficult to accept especially if it was a loss of our loved ones. But I believe that the Almighty has a plan for everyone of us. Each has been given a different timeline. We need to live, do good things and serve the Lord.
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (56627)
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7 May
I agree, most definitely.
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OceanTiara
@RebeccasFarm (95316)
• Arvada, Colorado
21 May
I am sorry about your dear sister Kandase. I know you miss her greatly. RIP Yes I have my Mother always ..the pain is unbearable. RIP
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OceanTiara
@RebeccasFarm (95316)
• Arvada, Colorado
21 May
@Kandae11 No you certainly aren't.
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (56627)
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21 May
I know l am not alone in this.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (477597)
• Italy
7 May
Some flowers are beautiful but they only last one day, it is a shame. My Dad passed on too soon.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (477597)
• Italy
10 May
@porwest Too many flowers only last a day or two.
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (56627)
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7 May
My mother lived almost 20 years longer than my father. That plant is special to me, but l am thinking of investing in some rose bushes.
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Jim Bauer
@porwest (102214)
• United States
10 May
It's like our cherry blossom tree in the front. It blooms for a few days in the spring and then it's done. It's a shame, even if the flowers it produces can be a bit of a mess.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (357178)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 May
There is a lovely hibiscus in the garden that I noticed yesterday. I hope it's still there so I can take a photo of it.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (357178)
• Rockingham, Australia
11 May
@porwest It just might!! (have something to do with the post)
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (56627)
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8 May
Please do. I couldn't get mine posted.
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Jim Bauer
@porwest (102214)
• United States
10 May
Surely if you do, and post it, it will have nothing to do with the post that it accompanies.
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luisadannointed
@luisadannointed (7693)
• Philippines
29 May
Things in life that I really want to experience, but I have no control.
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RasmaSandra
@RasmaSandra (86443)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
7 May
That is so beautiful, Most of my family is gone except for some relatives in Latvia.
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (56627)
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7 May
Those relatives I am close to and older than myself will soon be all gone.
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George B Vieto
@Deepizzaguy (111322)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
7 May
My niece passed away at age 33 due to a liver illness around 2008 and my nephew passed away last month due to a heart attack.
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George B Vieto
@Deepizzaguy (111322)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
8 May
@Kandae11 Thank you for kind words,
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (56627)
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7 May
Definitely gone too soon. My condolences.
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Jim Bauer
@porwest (102214)
• United States
10 May
Too many to count. Life is precious, and sometimes fragile.
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (56627)
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10 May
It sure is . Fragile like some flowers.
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Marie Coyle
@MarieCoyle (45633)
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7 May
We learn this lesson through living our life, I think--that people are often taken way too soon. It's just so difficult and heartbreaking. My first child, my sister, and the list goes on and on...yet life can leave us these little reminders of them. Like your special, lovely flower. We never forget them, I always consider the reminders to be special moments that maybe they are thinking of us, too. Your flower is lovely.
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (56627)
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7 May
Thank you. Life is not always a bed of roses. I can imagine how heartbreaking it was for you losing your first child.
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Marie Coyle
@MarieCoyle (45633)
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8 May
@Kandae11 I know that there are quite a few people here who have lost a child. No, it sure isn't easy at all. Life kicks too hard at times, for us all, in different ways.
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M Cheung
@Beestring (15547)
• Hong Kong
7 May
My elder brother passed a year ago. He passed just a couple of days after he stayed in hospital. That was unexpected.
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (56627)
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7 May
It is much harder to bear when it happens unexpectedly.
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