Something timely from Gabriel Garcia Marquez
I know the mood should be 'holidayie'. But not to dampen the merriment, I'd still want to share with you a glimpse of one of my favorite authors, Gabriel Garcia Marquez . He symbolizes HOPE. Which, to me, is what Christmas is all about. You believe so? "Gabriel Garcia Marquez has retired from public life due to health reasons: cancer of the lymph nodes. It seems that it is getting worse. He has sent this farewell letter to his friends, which has been translated and posted on the Internet. Please read and forward to anyone who might enjoy it. This is possibly, sadly, one of the last gifts to humanity from a true master:. If for an instant God were to forget that I am a rag doll and gifted me with a piece of life, possibly I wouldn’t say all that I think, but rather I would think of all that I say. I would value things, not for their worth but for what they mean. I would sleep little, dream more, understanding that for each minute we close our eyes we lose sixty seconds ...