I read this, thought I'd pass it on, apparently it was written by a teenage girl who was diagnosed with cancer and passed away; I'm not too sure. Anyway, I got it through an email and thought I'd pass it on.
Have you ever watched kids
on a merry-go-round?
Or listened to the rain
slapping on the ground?
Ever followed a butterfly's erratic
flight
or gazed at the sun into the fading
night?
You better slow down
don't dance so fast
time is short
the music won't last
Do you run through each day on the
fly
when you ask, "How are you?"
do you hear the reply?
When the day is done,
do you lie in your bed
with the next hundred chores
running through your head?
You'd better slow down
don't dance so fast
time is short
the music won't last
Ever told your child,
"we'll do it tomorrow",
and in your haste, not see his
sorrow?
Ever lost touch,
let a good friendship die
'cause you never had time
to call and say "Hi"?
You'd better slow down
don't dance so fast
time is short
the music won't last
When you run so fast to get somewhere
you miss half the fun of getting
there.
When you worry and hurry through your
day,
it's like an unopened gift...
thrown away
Life is not a race
do take it slower
hear the music
before the song is over