Something To Think About

I just received an interesting email with "FW: Makes you think" as the subject line. As I noticed the email had been forwarded, I thought to myself; "Oh no... Not another chain letter!", but as I opened it, I became well surprised.

"This is a poem written by a teenage girl with cancer.", were the first line appearing on my screen after opening the email. It caught me. I just had to read the poem!

This is one amazing poem, written by a young teenage girl, who's going to die of cancer.

Please read it carefully. It might make you think about life, as much as it makes me.
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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'd 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.
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What do you think of the poem?
Have you ever lost a beloved one to cancer?

Life is not a race,
Do take it slower.
Hear the music,
Before the song is over.