Reflections on a Short Life (For Percy)
Some say our days are short
and
full of toil and woe,
Others take pleasure
in the
briefest journey.
One may find life to be
a meaningless and never-ending tale
While another is enlivened
by the joy of the story.
Everyone is given a lifetime
to completely fill the days,
And a heart to meet
each
fateful hour.
Some hearts fill shortened days
with vibrant hope and expectation
While others while
away endless time
with
dark despair.
Neither brevity nor length
puts
value on our days.
But the heart that fills those days (whether
short or long)
will
set them for good or ill.
Happy is the one whose days, though short,
Are generated by a heart of gratitude and peace.
~
CK
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Percy |
"There
is a cycle of love and death that shapes the lives of those who choose to
travel in the company of animals. It is a cycle unlike any other. To those who
have never lived through its turnings and walked its rocky path, our
willingness to give our hearts with full knowledge that they will be broken
seems incomprehensible. Only we know how small a price we pay for what we
receive; our grief, no matter how powerful it may be, is an insufficient
measure of the joy we have been given." ~ Suzanne
Clothier
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