How many times have you thought: "I should have apologized, or I should have told him I love him; but that's ok, he knows" ...
... how many times did you wish you had done something you really wanted to do, but didn't?
... how many times have you set aside your dreams, because they're only dreams, and there's no way they'll ever become reality?
... will anyone remember us? Have we made a difference in this world?
... are we really living, or just existing?
Do you read?
If so, you'll love Gabriel Garcia Marquez (One Hundred Years of Solitude, Love in the Time of Cholera).
He is very ill, and he has said goodbye to public life.
He has however, sent us all a great message, that I'd like to share.
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If for an instant God forgot that I am just a puppet
and he gave me one more piece of life
I would take advantage of that time, the best I could.
I would probably not say everything I think
But definitely think all I say
I would value things not for what they are worth
But for what they represent.
I would sleep less
and dream more
For every minute we close our eyes, we lose 60 seconds of light.
I would continue where others have stopped
And I would rise when others sleep
If God allowed me one more piece of life,
I would dress simpler, would wallow in the sunlight,
Leaving uncovered not only my body, but also my soul.
I would prove to men how wrong they are
To think that they stop falling in love as they get older
Since they actually start getting older as soon as they stop falling in love.
I would give wings to the children
But I would leave the child alone so that he could learn to fly on his own.
To the old, I would show them how death comes
Not with the aging process, but with forgetting...
So many things I have learned from you ...
I have learned that everybody wants to live at the top of the mountain
Forgetting that how we climb, is all that matters.
I have learned that when a newborn grabs his Father's thumb
He takes a hold on him forever.
I have learned that a man has the right to look down on somebody
Only when he is helping him to get up.
So many things I have learned from all of you ...
Always tell what you feel, and do what you think.
If I knew that today would be the last time that I will see you
I will embrace you strongly, to be the guardian of your soul.
If I would know that these would be the last minutes that I will see you
I would say to you "I love you" and I would not assume that you would know it.
There is always morning, when life gives us another opportunity to make things good.
Keep always close to you, your dear ones, and tell them how much you need them,
and love them and take care of them.
Take the time to say "I'm sorry", "forgive me", "please" and "thank you"
and all the nice, lovely words you know.
Nobody would remember you, if you keep your thoughts secret.
Force yourself to express them.
Show your friends and dear ones how much you care about them.
Give this to the people you care about and love.
If you don't do it, tomorrow will be the same as today, and it will not matter either.
For you, with much love and care,
I hope and wish that you liked it.
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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Maybe we can learn something from this Nobel Prize Winner.
Live. Love. Dream. Share your thoughts.
Enjoy the climb to the top, but don't step on anyone trying to get there.
Don't forget to lend a helping hand.
Thank you for taking the time to read this.
Toronto Real Estate by Sylvie Conde, Broker
Sutton Group-Associates Realty Inc., Brokerage 416-966-0300
sconde@sutton.com
www.sylvieconde.com
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