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Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Fragile
Is the life that we live
Whether or not we have
Taken good care of it
Or watched it slip us by,
Or lived it to the full
Or filled it with empty dreams & lies.

We need incidentals
And accidentals
To slap us back to reality
To stun us into
A freeze frame.... and
Take stock.... And
Put things into perspective
Once again.

I just heard how close I was
To losing my uncle
How he faced
The demon of diseases
Without so much as a mutter

True, his family was there
Wife n children
He was not in want
For support

But to realize that we had
Even dined together
Only a day after he was discharged
Was, eerily unsettling.

I send out prayer request
Faster than I blink,

I sought for help
Before the slightest
Of aches n pains
Crippled me.

So this revelation humbled me
And put things into perspective -

There r problems and
there are PROBLEMS
Deal with it,
Observe the outcome
Move on...

Uncle, yr courage & strength
Shone through in the
Understated way you handled
Your illness.

We may not share the same beliefs
But you inspired me.
I thank God there is time
To learn more from you still.
Thank you for reminding me
Life is fragile.
posted by charisMA @ 12:49 AM  
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