A POEM TO REFLECT ON OUR LIFE
In a world where the possibilities are endless, so are the distractions that appear to be important.
Sometimes we go through life wanting to achieve more, do more, create more, travel more, know more, get more and yet:
We do not stop to enjoy the friends we already have, the things we have already achieved, the family we have, our children, our day to day ...
If it is not a social network like Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram or any other, it is an email, or a meeting, or a phone call that attracts our focus and interest and we put aside the present, today, and even many times , the person in front of us.
¿Has it happened to you?
I want to share with you today this poem - written by David L. Weatherford - to reflect.
A Poem to Reflect
Leave the cell phone next, forget social networks, work and everything that could distract you and for the next four minutes, do not think ... just feel. Reflect without thinking, reflect with your heart.
Have you ever stopped to see
Children playing in a carousel?
Or have you heard the rails
of the train hitting the ground?
Have you ever followed and seen a butterfly land?
Or the sun lose itself at the bottom of the ocean?
You better stop,
do not dance so fast
The time is short,
the music will soon end.
You go through life running
From one side to the other?
When you ask: how are you?
Do you hear the answer?
When the day ends,
you lay in your bed
thinking about the thousands of things that you have to
do the next day?
You better stop,
do not dance so fast
Have you ever told your son
tomorrow we will do it?
And in your hurry,
did you cast aside your grief?
Have you ever lost contact
and you let a good friendship die?
Because you did not have the time
to call and say "Hello"?
You better stop,
do not dance so fast
The time is short,
the music will soon end.
When you run so fast to get to a place,
you miss half the fun of getting there
When you worry and hurry during the day
it's like throwing a gift unopened
Life is not a career,
take it slowly
Listen to the music
before the song ends.
(Take a minute to feel, to listen to yourself)
What feelings or thoughts came to your mind while reading this poem? And, above all, what feelings did you have in your heart?
Do you think it would be valuable to stop, slow down from time to time to recognize and appreciate everything that surrounds you? I definitely think so. You and I have two tasks now:
Tell me down here in the comments what you will do differently now that you are aware of the importance of being present at the moment, at every moment and not only dream or think about the future.
Share this poem with one or two people that you know will make you read this poem very well.
https://nelsonportugal.com/un-poema-para-reflexionar/
