Today, I received a poem from Ajith Ranasinghe, one of my best friends and I thought it is worth sharing. The theme of the poem is all about life and how we should spend it for the benefit of ourselves and the rest of others.
Many find it difficult to resolve the problem of the meaning of life. After all, what is the purpose of living? In what way we should spend it? Life is meaningless if we don’t know the true spirit of it.
At the same time, many don’t understand the fact that life is too short.
Professor. Lee Tzu Pheng who is a Singapore cultural medallion winner tries to answer some of life’s most ambitious things in a subtle way. She was formally in the English Literature department in NUS. It is a very powerful poem on human relationships and loving one another. Devote a short time to read it and grasp the meaning of it. The way you see the world is about to be changed and you’ll be a worthy person to you and for the rest of others. Make sure to leave your comments behind.
Sip your tea
Nice and slow
No one ever knows
When it’s time to go
There’ll be no time
to enjoy the glow,
so sip your tea
Nice and slow.
Life is too short but
feels pretty long,
There’s too much to do, so much
going wrong,
And most of the time you struggle to
be strong,
Before it’s too late
and it’s time to go,
Sip your tea
Nice and slow.
Some friends stay,
others go away,
Loved ones are cherished but not all
will stay.
Kids will grow up
and fly away.
There’s really no saying how things
will go,
So sip your tea
Nice and slow.
When I’m dead,
your tears will flow
But I won’t know
cry with me now instead.
You’ll say words of praise
but I won’t hear.
Praise me now instead
You’ll forget my faults,
But I won’t know…..
Forget them now instead.
You’ll miss me then,
But I won’t feel.
Miss me now, instead.
You’ll wish you could have spent
more time with me,
Spend it now instead.
When you hear I’m gone, you’ll
find your way to my house to pay
condolence but we haven’t even
spoken in years.
Look for me now.
Spend time with every person
around you and help them with
whatever you have to make them
happy, your families, friends and
acquaintances.
Make them feel special because you
never know when time will take them
away from you forever.
Alone I can ‘Say’ but together we can
‘Talk’.
Alone I can ‘Enjoy’ but together we
can ‘Celebrate’.
Alone I can ‘Smile’ but together we
can ‘Laugh’.
That’s the BEAUTY of Human
Relations.
We are nothing without each other.
