IF I HAD MY LIFE TO LIVE OVER
Author - Erma Bombeck
(Written after she found out she was dying from cancer.)
I would have invited friends over to
dinner even if the carpet was
stained and the sofa faded.
I would have eaten the popcorn in
the "GOOD" living room and
worried much less about the dirt
when someone wanted to light a fire
in the fireplace.
I would have taken the time to
listen to my grandfather ramble
about his youth.
I would never have insisted the car
windows be rolled up on a
summer day because my hair had just
been teased and sprayed.
I would have burned the pink candle
sculpted like a rose before it
melted in storage.
I would have sat on the lawn with my
children and not worried
about grass stains.
I would have cried and laughed less
while watching television and
more while watching life.
I would have gone to bed when I was sick
instead of pretending the earth would go
into a holding pattern if I weren't there for the
day.
I would never have bought anything
just because it was practical,
wouldn't show soil or was guaranteed
to last a lifetime.
Instead of wishing away nine months of pregnancy,
I'd have cherished every moment
realizing that the wonderment growing inside me
was the only chance in life to assist God in a miracle.
When my kids kissed me impetuously,
I would never have said,
"Later. Now go get washed up for dinner."
There would have been more "I love you's"
.....but mostly, given another shot at life,
I would seize every minute.....
look at it and really see it ... live it ...
and never give it back.
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