Somebody’s bringing new life in the world
Somebody’s drawing his last breath
Somebody’s finding the love of her life
Somebody’s heart is being broken
Someone is making sweet love
Someone is beating the one he says he loves
Someone is laughing until she cries
Someone is crying herself to sleep.
Somebody is absorbed in a wonderful conversation
Someone can’t find the words to speak.
Somebody is meeting his best friend.
Someone just found out he was betrayed by his best friend.
How do we laugh when another is crying?
How do we live when another is dying?
How do we love when someone’s heart is breaking?
Do we feel guilty for the joy we are taking?
Life is for living…do it.
May 24, 2012 at 10:20 pm
Reblogged this on My Life Uncut…Almost.
May 24, 2012 at 11:26 pm
Anne ..what a great idea… I love the way your so diversified….I enjoy all your writing ..!
May 24, 2012 at 11:44 pm
Thank you Tim. I appreciate those kind words. I’ve not had much to say today. Doing okay, but found out today that the assistant pastor at my church is losing his long battle with cancer, and hospice was called in. He’s around my age, has a wife and a teenage son. We start thinking about the problems you’re complaining about, we start feeling badly for any happy feelings…but it is possible, I think, to still ‘live’ our lives and for it not to mean we don’t have compassion for others who are hurting. I think he’s been at the point for awhile where he’s just ready for the pain to end…he’s been suffering so much for awhile now. I hurt so much for his wife and son. I hurt for him because he’s suffering so much. And here I am…still breathing and struggling in my own ways. I think it’s wrong for us to feel that we can’t care about someone else and still feel our own pain, or still feel our own happiness either. You know? But it set me on that chain of thought. Thank you again, and God bless! –Anne
May 24, 2012 at 11:45 pm
I mean we start thinking about the problems ‘we’re’ complaining about…not ‘you’. :) Sorry about that.
May 24, 2012 at 11:30 pm
BTW Have an awesome weekend …:)
May 24, 2012 at 11:44 pm
You too!! :)
May 25, 2012 at 12:25 pm
Fabulous concept – a very sobering thought!
Beautiful – I love it :)
May 25, 2012 at 12:29 pm
Thank you. :)
May 25, 2012 at 4:30 pm
The good & the bad run concurrently whether we want them to or not. Life goes on.
You cover this reality completely with a little bit of positive advice in the last line. Nice one, Anne…
May 25, 2012 at 4:42 pm
Thank you Lindy! :)