Yesterday I found out that a man I know has died.  He worked for me directly around 3 years and had been diagnosed with cancer for a little over the past year.  I can only say that I will miss him in my life.  It's not that we saw each other much or even phoned.  It is just his way of being that I will miss and remember.  Every time I saw Carl he would be so excited to see me and wear the biggest smile.  He always gave me a hug and said how much he missed me (I left the company we worked for last summer).  It's uncommon in life to find someone who greats you so warmly, shows such sincere love in their eyes, like a long-lost friend, especially when they aren't family or someone you know intimately.  I'll miss him mostly because every time we saw one another he made me feel loved.  I can only hope that one day I am able to give that gift to others in my life.  It reminds me what we all need so desperately in our lives, to feel truly loved for "just being".