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August 2008 
Death.
Posted on Jan 11th, 2008
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Alex Chua
Alex Chua
“You can shed tears that she is gone,
or you can smile because she has lived.
You can close your eyes and pray that she'll come back,
or you can open your eyes and see all she's left.
Your heart can be empty because you can't see her,
or you can be full of the love you shared.
You can turn your back on tomorrow and live yesterday,
or you can be happy for tomorrow because of yesterday.
You can remember her only that she is gone,
or you can cherish her memory and let it live on.
You can cry and close your mind,
be empty and turn your back.
Or you can do what she'd want:
smile, open your eyes, love and go on.”
~ David Harkins
The above photo & message was first posted on 12th January 2008... I'm moved to update it today (5th April 2008) with a message from The Dove Spirit...
Are you going through life carrying old grief, pain or hate? If so, Dove (sometimes known as Mourning Dove) encourages you to let go of your emotional baggage so that true healing can take place. It's time to forgive, release, and move forward. And, know that healing Dove is flying right beside you.
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Alex, this reminded me of Rilke's poem…do you know it?
Dove that ventured outside
Dove that ventured outside, flying far from the dovecote:
housed and protected again, one with the day, the night,
knows what serenity is, for she has felt her wings
pass through all distance and fear in the course of her wanderings.
The doves that remained at home, never exposed to loss,
innocent and secure, cannot know tenderness;
only the won-back heart can ever be satisfied: free,
through all it has given up, to rejoice in its mastery.
Being arches itself over the vast abyss.
Ah the ball that we dared, that we hurled into infinite space,
doesn't it fill our hands differently with its return:
heavier by the weight of where it has been.
Sad, beautiful, and magnificent. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Mamakat, for sharing Rilke's poem too! Very inspiring & relevant here :-)
Thank you for two beautiful poems (a double treat) which I will include in my collection. Namaste Alex and Mamakat!
Thank you, both. Two very nice poems to start my day…