Slow dance

Hi Hi sisters .... our dear gosijo has sent me this poem written by a terminally-ill teenager. I almost broke down when I read it, do you share the same sentiment?

SLOW DANCE

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



For the past year, I have been busy trying to absorb new 'everything' and let some of my old friendship slides. As I can't see the disappointment on their faces, too many times I just comfort myself, "oh later, they'll understand". The fact is communication in a relationship is like water to a plant, sooner or later the friendship is going to dry up :(

My dear Yong Joon, how do you do it all? Being so occupied with your many engagements and running a huge business empire, still you manage to be so considerate to all your friends (old & new). What's your secret? Now, please don't tell me to hire a secretary, huh?