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We live in a society that is overrun with warning labels. From disclaimers on pills, to "use-by" dates on soup cans, to danger signs on chain saws - warning labels draw our attention to impending hazards. Recently I received a box with a precious gift inside. The sender had attached a big red sticker to the package that read, FRAGILE: HANDLE WITH CARE. When I think about life and its fragility, I wonder if we shouldn't all wear one of those red stickers.

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It is not a good idea to cruise through life thinking that we are invincible and that everything is going to be just fine - only to discover that we are far more fragile than we thought.

It takes only  one call from the doctor telling us that we have a life-threatening disease, or the swerve of a careless driver in front of us to remind us that life is extremely uncertain. There are no guarantees! None of us can be certain of another breath. So the psalmist has an important piece of advice . . . a warning label of sorts: "Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom".

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Let's choose to live as though this were our last moment on earth by loving more deeply, forgiving more readily, giving more generously, and speaking more kindly. That is the way to handle life with care.

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