The Good, the Bad, the Ugly: In 3 days, I will be in...

8.18.2012

In 3 days, I will be in...

This lovely part of the world...

Puglia, Italy

I will be visiting one of my dearest friends from college, Elisabetta. Looking forward to a few days in the picturesque South before heading back to the gray North.

For now, I am spending the last few days of Ramadan--and Eid!--in Casablanca, then Marrakech. My first time spending the holy month here, makes it more real.

Bonnes vacances à tous!

1 comments:

Nashe^ said...: OMG! I'm really jealous! I've always wanted to go visit Morocco. Lucky you :)

Eid Mubarak et Bonnes vacances!!; August 19, 2012 at 9:44 AM

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Gabriel Garcia Marquez's Final Farewell

If God, for a second, forgot what I have become and granted me a little bit more of life, I would use it to the best of my ability.

I wouldn't, possibly, say everything that is in my mind, but I would be more thoughtful of all I say. I would give merit to things not forwhat they are worth, but for what they mean to express.

I would sleep little, I would dream more, because I know that forevery minute that we close our eyes, we waste 60 seconds of light.

I would walk while others stop; I would awake while others sleep.

If God would give me a little bit more of life, I would dress in asimple manner, I would place myself in front of the sun, leaving notonly my body, but my soul naked at its mercy.

To all men, I would say how mistaken they are when they think thatthey stop falling in love when they grow old, without knowing thatthey grow old when they stop falling in love.

I would give wings to children, but I would leave it to them to learnhow to fly by themselves.To old people I would say that death doesn't arrive when they growold, but with forgetfulness.

I have learned so much with you all, I have learned that everybodywants to live on top of the mountain, without knowing that truehappiness is obtained in the journey taken & the form used to reachthe top of the hill.

I have learned that when a newborn baby holds, with its little hand,his father's finger, it has trapped him for the rest of his life.

I have learned that a man has the right and obligation to look down at another man, only when that man needs help to get up from theground.

Say always what you feel, not what you think. If I knew that today isthe last time that that I am going to see you asleep, I would hug youwith all my strength and I would pray to the Lord to let me be theguardian angel of your soul.

If I knew that these are the last moments to see you, I would say 'Ilove you'. There is always tomorrow, and life gives us anotheropportunity to do things right, but in case I am wrong, and today isall that is left to me, I would love to tell you how much I love you& that I will never forget you.

Tomorrow is never guaranteed to anyone, young or old. Today could bethe last time to see your loved ones, which is why you mustn't wait;do it today, in case tomorrow never arrives. I am sure you will besorry you wasted the opportunity today to give a smile, a hug, akiss, and that you were too busy to grant them their last wish.

Keep your loved ones near you; tell them in their ears and to theirfaces how much you need them and love them. Love them and treat themwell; take your time to tell them 'I am sorry';' forgive me','please' 'thank you', and all those loving words you know.

Nobody will know you for your secret thought. Ask the Lord for wisdomand strength to express them. Show your friends and loved ones howimportant they are to you.

Lettre d'adieu de Gabriel Garcia Marquez

"Si pour un instant Dieu m'offrait un morceau de vie, je profiterais de ce temps le plus possible …

Je suppose que je ne dirais pas tout ce que je pense, mais je penserais à tout ce que je dis.

Je donnerais une valeur aux choses, pour ce qu'elles signifient.

Je dormirais peu, je rêverais plus, je crois que chaque minute passée les yeux fermés représentent soixante secondes en moins de lumière.

Je marcherais quand les autres s'arrêtent, je me réveillerais quand les autres dorment.

Je donnerais des ailes à un enfant, mais je le laisserais apprendre à voler seul. J'enseignerais aux vieux que la mort ne vient pas avec l'âge mais avec l'oubli.

J'ai appris tant de choses des hommes …

J'ai appris que tout le monde veut vivre au sommet de la montagne, sans savoir que le véritable bonheur c'est dans la manière de l'escalader.

J'ai appris que quand un nouveau-né serre fort de son petit point, pour la première fois, la main de son père, il le retient pour toujours.

J'ai appris qu'un homme n'a le droit d'en regarder un autre de haut que pour l'aider à se lever.

Dis toujours ce que tu sens, fais ce que tu penses.

Il y a toujours un lendemain, et la vie nous donne une autre occasion de faire bien des choses : mais si jamais je n'ai plus que ce jour, j'aimerais dire à tous ceux que j'aime combien je les aime.

Le lendemain n'est garanti à personne, qu'il soit jeune ou vieux …

Aujourd'hui peut … être le dernier jour où tu vois ceux que tu aimes.

N'attends pas, fais-le aujourd'hui, car, si demain ne vient pas, tu regretteras de n'avoir pas pris le temps d'un sourire, d'une caresse, d'un baiser, trop occupé que tu étais.

Garde près de toi ceux que tu aimes, dis-leur à l'oreille combien tu as besoin d'eux, aime-les et traite-les bien, prends le temps de dire "je regrette", "pardonne-moi, s'il te plaît", "merci", et tous les mots d'amour que tu connais.

Demande au Seigneur la force et la sagesse de les exprimer.

Car personne ne se souviendra de tes pensées secrètes.

Il faut qu'elles soit dites … avant que tout soit consommé …