You don't know what you have until it's gone!

[Twisted Fairytale]

There's an old saying, "You don't know what you have until it's gone."

What did you not know you had until it left?

For me, it was my grandfather. He was such an amazing guy to hang out with. One day, we woke up and heard he had a heart attack..

 

[Teg]

My great grandmother, Virginia. She went by Ginny. She was the sweetest woman in the entire world. I lost her when I was sixteen. Then my second child, Ginny, was named after her. She was disabled and born with out lower legs or feet, yet she was the happiest sweetest child in the world and I lost her in 2012. It always hurts when you lose loved ones and when you wake up one day and realize they are truly gone its the most gut wrenching feeling in the world.

 

[MrDawn]

Spending time with my great grandfather. He died from Alzheimer's.

 

[Cosmic]

Gosh, this is a sad topic. 🙁

I also have to say my grandfather. He was truly an incredible person.

 

[Chris K]

Wish I had more time to spend with my grandparents before they passed. Also wish I had met my grandmother on my fathers side but she passed at a young age.

 

[Twisted Fairytale]

Wow, such moving responses, everyone.

I don't want to be a conformist here, but I'd like to say my grandfather, or as we called him, Grumps.

He passed from a heart attack a year and three months ago. I wish I was able to spend more time with him before hand.

 

[Migi]

Sleep. I just can't get enough sleep!

On a more serious note, to me it was more chances of doing interesting and new things that I took for granted and cried for when it was gone. The latest example was when I gave up my application to my university's choir group so near the admission day because I was too worried about school and other pressures from family. I love singing in choir very much, and my university's choir group is famous for holding concerts and joining national and international competitions and wins some of them. When I'm at the lowest points of my academic life, I often think back and regret why I didn't push myself harder for that one thing I love so much in life. For me who has spent her days from elementary school until senior high in choir groups, it was painful.

 

[Sharon]

I would have to say... my childhood. I wouldn't go back and change anything but I probably would have enjoyed school and the summers more back when I had no real obligations but to keep my grades up and do my chores. My parents provided enough where I didn't feel like I needed to make extra money for the family or anything. I remember feeling bored sometimes and back then I didn't realize what I had until I got to "The Real World."

 

[Migi]

I would have to say... my childhood. I wouldn't go back and change anything but I probably would have enjoyed school and the summers more back when I had no real obligations but to keep my grades up and do my chores. My parents provided enough where I didn't feel like I needed to make extra money for the family or anything. I remember feeling bored sometimes and back then I didn't realize what I had until I got to "The Real World."

This too. I also missed those carefree days. Now I understand why Peter Pan exists. 😛

 

[Your Social Village]

I would have to say... my childhood. I wouldn't go back and change anything but I probably would have enjoyed school and the summers more back when I had no real obligations but to keep my grades up and do my chores. My parents provided enough where I didn't feel like I needed to make extra money for the family or anything. I remember feeling bored sometimes and back then I didn't realize what I had until I got to "The Real World."

A time when daydreaming was a hobby. You get so excited with your thoughts and you suddenly want to grow up. Now, you day dream about the old days.

 

[Rbjustme]

The real world is an awakener, and it's lessons teach us to appreciate what we have lost. Beyond those lessons becomes wisdom, to take us to the next level, and the pain of what is lost re minds us of just how much we appreciated them.

Memories are made of happy, sad, loving and painful moments that we do not forget.

 

[Bossanova]

Mine is a variety of things that have been listed.

People that have died, that I wouldn't have thought would die. There was a guy who had been one half of my babysitters. Being my childish, immature self, I was mean to him for no reason, but I loved him so much. He became a second grandfather. I still beat myself up over treating him badly, because he thought the world of me. He even treated me better than he had with his own children.

Another death, was my best friend from growing up, Chris. We had hung out every day, and he had saved my stupid self on more than one occasion. He was an amazing guy that I never got to properly thank or tell him how much I appreciated him. I knew we were best friends, but I was so young I didn't understand or appreciate 'best friends'.

Finally, school...yes, school. I hated school when I was in it for various reasons, but I loved learning, and I loved the school teachers and staff who went out of their way to help me. When I was in middle school, due to my terrible hand writing (which I still have), some of the staff working with me had decided to have me try a small little computer that you could just type in. I wanted nothing of it, as it made me the odd one out in class even more than I already did. I wanted to be 'normal', I didn't want to use a computer for writing when everyone else used a pen/pencil.

Mostly everyone in the world takes something for granted that they don't understand at the time and forever regret when they're older. It's part of being a human being and making mistakes.

 

[Shole]

Ah there were many things that I lost because I was careless. From people to stuff in general. It's always hard losing something but that's just the way of life.