Oct 2, 2009 0
Before I Die
by Jenny Downham
Am I wasting my life? When you think about all the people dying, wishing they had more life to live, wishing for a second chance, am I wasting mine? I sit around without much purpose, waiting, and I think about all those people who are so determined, so focused. People who squeeze 25 hours out of every day.
But I think that I have found love. And I know that if I die slowly, I’ll have love as my bridge into death. Tess found that. Love. And I think how lucky I am to have found true love, to laugh every day, to be taken care of and to take care of another. Of all the things to experience on earth, I think I’ve gotten the greatest and most precious gift that life has to offer. And for that, I’m eternally grateful.
“We make patterns, we share moments. Sometimes I think I’m the only one to see it.”
“Moments. All gathering towards this one.”