Death
There's been a lot of death around lately. That is to say, these past few years. This really started in my life around 2016 when a friend was murdered by an abusive ex-boyfriend. A good work friend from one of my first jobs (the kind of shitty job that forges iron-clad camaraderie among its veterans) passed away in December of 2021 and I didn't even hear about it until the following February. I lost one grandparent in 2024 and another on Christmas Day 2025. Today an acquaintance passed away and even though we only met a couple times, it still bothered me quite a great deal. I'm never fond of this happening (obviously.)
I wish people would treat their loved ones as if they may lose them at any moment, because you can. Nothing is promised except for the present moment (and even that can be taken away.)
Memento mori.