He says:
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 for what they
are worth, but for
what they mean to express.
I would sleep little, I would dream more,
because I know that for
every 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 a
simple manner, I would place myself in front of
the sun, leaving not
only my body, but my soul naked at its mercy.
To all men I would say how mistaken they are
when they think that
they stop falling in love when they grow old,
without knowing that
they grow old when they stop falling in love.
I would give wings to children, but I would
leave it to them to learn how
to fly by themselves.
To old people I would say that death
doesn't arrive when they grow old, but
with forgetfulness.
I have learned so much with you all, I have
learned that everybody
wants to live on top of the mountain, without
knowing that true
happiness is obtained in the journey taken
& the form used to reach
the 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 the ground.
Say always what you feel, not what you think.
If I knew that today is
the last time that that I am going to see you
asleep, I would hug you
with all my strength and I would pray to the
Lord to let me be the
guardian angel of your soul.
If I knew that these are the last moments to
see you, I would say 'I love you'.
There is always tomorrow, and life gives us
another opportunity to do
things right, but in case I am wrong, and today
is all 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 be
the 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 be
sorry you wasted the opportunity today to give
a smile, a hug, a kiss,
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 their
faces how much you need them and love them.
Love them and treat them
well; 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 wisdom and
strength to express them.
Show your friends and loved ones how important
they are to you.
Send this letter to those you love. If you
don't do it
today...tomorrow will be like yesterday, and if
you never do it, it
doesn't matter, either, the moment to do it
is now.
For you, With much love,
Your Friend,
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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