One of the greatest lessons on the fleeting nature of things was provided by Mark Sandman's untimely death. A few years I had just gotten out of a hellacious day at work, and after getting home I realized that Morphine was playing a gig at a local club, I decided to take a shower and get ready to head to the club,well in the end I ended up falling asleep on my couch and missing the show. I was bummed that I missed it but took comfort in knowing they'd be back around sooner or later.Then roughly a monthy or two later I heard the tragic news that Mark had died. It bummed me out but also taught me a valuable lesson about taking anything in this world for granted.