[00:00.57]If I had only known I would have said,
[00:02.78]"Jim, I love you and I'm so very proud of you."
[00:06.22]I would have taken the time to count the many blessings
[00:09.29]he brought to the lives of the many who loved him.
[00:12.22]I would have taken time to appreciate his beautiful smile,
[00:15.15]the sound of his laughter,
[00:16.75]his genuine love of people.
[00:18.65]When you put all the good attributes on the scale
[00:21.52]and you try to balance all the irritating traits
[00:24.16]such as the radio which was always too loud,
[00:26.24]the haircut that wasn't to our liking,
[00:28.60]the dirty socks under the bed, etc.
[00:30.52]the irritations don't amount to much.
[00:33.24]I won't get another chance to tell my son
[00:35.64]all I would have wanted him to hear,
[00:37.83]but, other parents,
[00:39.11]you do have a chance.
[00:40.82]Tell your young people what you would want them to hear
[00:43.44]if you knew it would be your last conversation.
[00:46.06]The last time I talked to Jim was the day he died.
[00:48.98]He called me to say, "Hi, Mom!
[00:51.02]I just called to say I love you.
[00:52.69]Got to go to work. Bye."