Then I was somewhere else, and it was bright. A voice said
"If you'd carried on practicing that song you almost got right, you would've been great. Bigger than the Beatles."
It continued
"If you'd carried on working on that book you almost finished, it would've changed the lives of many, many people."
Then it said
"If you'd tried to reach the one you loved just a little bit more, when you almost had them, your life would've been completely different."
And I asked
"Is this what happens when I die?"
And the voice said
"Almost."
"If you'd carried on practicing that song you almost got right, you would've been great. Bigger than the Beatles."
It continued
"If you'd carried on working on that book you almost finished, it would've changed the lives of many, many people."
Then it said
"If you'd tried to reach the one you loved just a little bit more, when you almost had them, your life would've been completely different."
And I asked
"Is this what happens when I die?"
And the voice said
"Almost."
wow.
ReplyDeletethis one gave me goosebumps.
this one really touched me. It makes me think of all the lives that make mine different- that's what reminds me that I matter to others too.
ReplyDeleteits so amazingly written.
ReplyDeleteI need an angel ...... not you ...
ReplyDeletethere is a little gnome close to me, he says:
ReplyDelete"Open that box with chocolates ..."
and then said
"Take one .... ok... two"
and then..
"Catch the sellotape... haha.... yes like that, no one will notice it"
:-D
My angel is a giant aggressive dog and I let him be my angel because he is a good listener and he loves me more than anything in this world. I made him a purple leash with butterflies on it. He and I go out for walk everyday and are best friends. Love. <3
ReplyDeletethat little bit more means "who is the dominant in here" right?
ReplyDeleteWe are human beings, not animals.
:)
di di di di next one please ..
Just incredible.
ReplyDeleteThis day was just okay, until I read this. Thank you. <3
You, are just amazing.
ReplyDeleteyou probably wouldn't understand unless you've died
ReplyDeletelike i have.
if he's not dead, where is he?
ReplyDeleteThis post actually frightens me a little. I feel like it's my life waiting to happen.
ReplyDeleteThis line especially terrifies me:
"If you'd tried to reach the one you loved just a little bit more, when you almost had them, your life would've been completely different."
"If you'd carried on practicing that song you almost got right, you would've been great. Bigger than the Beatles."
ReplyDelete.. but you sang it for that girl and took her breath away. You gave her something to smile back on for the rest of her life..
"If you'd carried on working on that book you almost finished, it would've changed the lives of many, many people."
.. but you said those word you would have written to your best friend.. at exactly the right moment.. and changed his life..
"If you'd tried to reach the one you loved just a little bit more, when you almost had them, your life would've been completely different."
... if you would have got that one, but then life would have just taken a different trajectory. You would have not had the things that you did have this time around.
"Is this what happens when I die?"
... the question is... is this what you rather have happen when you die? :)
And THAT is why this world and the designs and behavior of some presently still alive in it makes it such a f7cked up, painful, scarring, and needlessly-negative
ReplyDeleteplace. They can have it.
This was awesome. Ties in with a quote I encountered recently--"If you care enough for a result, you will most certainly attain it.”
ReplyDelete-William James
Wow... just wow!
ReplyDeleteWhere did I read that?
ReplyDeleteWhere is my drink? Oh, I see
I've been channeling my favorites
such as Jim, Earnestly...
It occurs to me that Autumn has arrived.
"not ready to meet yet"
Okay, Love.
My patience is without limit;
except that it's not. I lied a little. There.
I can hold on longer. I fancy myself to be strong.
Lately the theme seems to be what he said - you know.
About the heights of it all. And sustainability.
I understand. I understand what has happened to us all, collectively. And it's wonderful.
You remind me that together, we are so remarkably alive.
I do wish I knew the estimated time. For our "us" arrival. But maybe the stalling tactics are for a reason? Maybe... I don't know.
I only know for certain that my love is perpetually growing.
Mindblowing. That was amazing.
ReplyDeleteIt isn't even close to being over yet.
ReplyDeleteLove.
i just found you 5 minutes ago.
ReplyDeletesince then you changed my life.
my life, is changed, forever.
thank you.
I can't face d worst part of myself, just like you can't face the worst part of yourself. It's like a parent forces his will of becoming perfect on his child. It's unfair and abusive.
ReplyDeleteWhy can't we accept each other's worst part and make peace with it? A perfect person isn't real. Let's meet in the middle, okay? At least, we are learning how to get along ... Love. <3
ReplyDeleteWe killed each other cruelly in the worst possible ways that could happen to a man and a woman. It's d worst part of ourselves that neither of us can face and can change? I tried my best....
ReplyDeleteBeautifully poetic, it's amazing.
ReplyDeleteHard to remain a procrastinator after reading that, thanks!
ReplyDeleteWould my life be different had I made a bit more effort to reach my loved one?
ReplyDeleteCan't change destiny...
Can only dream of a surreal future...
I have chills down my spine.
ReplyDeleteYeah..
ReplyDeletethis is really amazing
I wont regret anything when i die..
Its remind me to finish anything i've started..
If it doesnt make a different for me, maybe it could make a different to the other
thank .. you are my angel
My angel with Blue Eyes
ReplyDeleteIt's so hard, trying to properly love someone who insists on perpetually holding you at arm's length. I know my place in this and at times I feel so utterly drained. But I know that I will never give up. Hooked. If there is anything that is worth perpetual exhaustion - it is this love. I can feel you from a distance. I feel the entity that defines us at every moment now. Miss you. I miss what has never been mine to miss. How did that happen? Maybe it doesn't matter. Maybe what matters the most now is finding a way to meet in the middle. I'd love to meet my angel.
ReplyDeleteMeet you in the middle. honey I know you will write to me :) I love reading ... <3
ReplyDeleteI feel you from a distance. You write what I feel.... Love. <3
ReplyDeleteCan't wait for d arrival of "us" in the middle. You've made my day :) I love you, sweet heart (((hugs)))
ReplyDeleteNow I wonder if I am fresh out of secrets all my own. But I figure… most decidedly not. ;-)
ReplyDeleteI love this so much.
ReplyDeletexo
thank you so much! i needed this! im currently paying the prize for all my procrastinations... :(
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! Not so many years ago when some of us think of taking our own life and how selfish we become. Thanks we're still alive! Now let the things undone begin.
ReplyDeletebreathtaking.
ReplyDeleteThanks Itachi.
ReplyDelete- your apprentice