Gabriel Garcia Marquez.

Thought I'd share this....itz from an email I got about one of my favorite authors....

To all who love reading G G Marquez. See below.

FAREWELL LETTER FROM A GENIUS.
Gabriel Garcia Marquez, famous writer from Colombia, and Nobel Peace
prize winner for literature, has retired from public life for reasons of
health.
He has a form of cancer which is terminal.
He has sent a farewell letter to his friends and it has been circulated
around Internet.

A GENIUS SAYS GOOD BYE FOR GOOD.
It is recommended reading because it is moving to see how one of the best
and most brilliant of writers expresses himself & with sorrow.

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.
God Bless You My Friend.


I am being led by the Spirit of God.
1. Free your heart from hatred.
2. Free your mind from worries.
3. Live simply.
4. Give more.
5. Expect less.