Death certainly isn't small stuff

Richard Carlson, author of Don't Sweat the Small Stuff, among other works, died last week.

I admit that I haven't read his books, but some of the excerpts I've read make perfect sense and are good advice for all of us.

For example, We're here for this little tiny millisecond in eternity, and you can make of your life what you will. You can look for what's right and what's good and try to be kind instead of rude. If you live that way, it makes your ordinary life sort of extraordinary.

I don't know what kind of person Mr. Carlson was. I never met the man. Even so, he was spreading good messages--don't get so stressed and be kinder to your fellow human beings. That alone seems reason enough to mourn his loss.