
Linda and I will celebrate our 50th wedding anniversary on the 22nd of August; to commemorate the occasion we took a delightful river boat cruise with Viking Tours. At the close of the tour our excellent program director shared the following poem. It's worth passing on.
You start dying slowly
if you do not travel,
if you do not read,
If you do not listen to the sounds of life,
if you do not appreciate yourself.
You start dying slowly when you kill your self-esteem,
when you do not let others help you
You start dying slowly if you become a slave to your habits, walking every day on the same paths … if you do not change your routine, If you do not wear different colors or you do not speak to those you don't know.
You start dying slowly if you avoid to feel passion & its turbulent
emotions, those that make your eyes glisten & your heart beat fast.
You start dying slowly if you do not change your life when you are not
satisfied with your job, or with your love, or with your surroundings.
if you do not risk what is safe for the uncertain,
If you do not go after a dream,
If you do not allow yourself, at least once in your lifetime
to run away from sensible advice.
Pablo Neruda
You start dying slowly
if you do not travel,
if you do not read,
If you do not listen to the sounds of life,
if you do not appreciate yourself.
You start dying slowly when you kill your self-esteem,
when you do not let others help you
You start dying slowly if you become a slave to your habits, walking every day on the same paths … if you do not change your routine, If you do not wear different colors or you do not speak to those you don't know.
You start dying slowly if you avoid to feel passion & its turbulent
emotions, those that make your eyes glisten & your heart beat fast.
You start dying slowly if you do not change your life when you are not
satisfied with your job, or with your love, or with your surroundings.
if you do not risk what is safe for the uncertain,
If you do not go after a dream,
If you do not allow yourself, at least once in your lifetime
to run away from sensible advice.
Pablo Neruda