Hear the Music

Carpe diem  –  seize the day!

Found posted anonymously to the internet on the precious qualities of life. Illustrated with an hourglass graphic.

“Have you ever watched kids on a merry-go round, or listened to the rain lapping on the ground? Ever followed a butterfly’s erratic flight or gazed at the sun into the fading night? 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! 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? 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 is like an unopened gift…thrown away!

Life is not a race, so take it slower. Hear the music before the song is over.

Tempus Fugit.”