Who I am

I am what my teachers taught
I learned from foes that I fought

I am what my father dared
I am what my mother cared

I am the counsel of friends so fair
I am the books I stopped and read

I am what the Mother made
I am what strangers, brothers, sisters gave

I am this time
I am this place

I live by love
I live by grace

Who I am I cannot trace

We are here together only for a little while

When my mother passed away I realised that we are here together only for a while. It all now seems like a dream that she was with us till a little while ago.

We don't know how much longer our while together will be.

We crowd our life and mind with things so worthless. All while the time left - to do, to make, to learn, to dream, to play, to dance, to wonder, to grow, to sing, to stare, to laugh, to cry, to be...with some of the most beautiful people in our lives is running out.

I hope God gives me the wisdom to make the most of the times I share with the beautiful people in my life.