Slow Dance

"Have you ever watched kids on a merry-go-round?
 Or listened to the rain slapping the ground?
 Ever followed a butterfly's erratic flight?
 Or gazed at 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 somwhere,
 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.
 Do take it slower.
 Hear the music.
 Before the song is over."

 This poem was written by a little girl who has terminal cancer. She wishes that as many people read this poem so that they live life to the fullest since she never will.

This is such a beautiful poem with words so astounding. How many times do you say "Hi, how are you?" and actually care what the person's reply is? How many times do you even ask someone how they are? The truth is time is too short to have issues and grudges with people. It seems rather pointless if you consider how much precious time you are wasting when you could rather make happy memories. It is so true that one runs fast to get somewhere. We are all in a rush to have a fantastic career but we lose sight of enjoying the journey.
The way this poem uses music as an analogy of life is beautiful. Life is like a song and when you dance to a song you like, you take it in and enjoy that very moment. The minute you dance too fast, you lose sight of how beautiful that very moment is. Alot of the time, it takes seeing someone less fortunate than you to realise just how fortunate you actually are. Hopefully reading this poem, you realise that YOU are extremely lucky, because there are certain things in YOUR life that other people dream of having. The task here is to reflect and think about what those things are and to be thankful. Having gratitude about all that you have is something that strengthens your soul. If you are angry, don't take it out on other people. If you are jealous, don't take it out on anyone. Rather be grateful for what you do have and what you can do for there is always someone worse off than you.

Much Love <3

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