Say it now not when I am dead – ~ Shri. Rabindra Nath Tagore – by Charles Schokman
When I’m dead.
Your tears will flow
But I won’t know
Cry with me now instead.
You will send flowers,
But I won’t see
Send them now instead
You’ll say words of praise
But I won’t hear.
Praise me now instead
You’ll forgive my faults,
But I won’t know…..
So forget them now instead.
You’ll miss me then,
But I won’t feel.
Meet me now, instead.
You’ll wish You could have spent more time with me,
Spend it now instead
When you hear I’m gone, you’ll find your way to my house to pay condolence but we haven’t even spoken in years.
Look , listen and reply me now.
Spend time with every person around you, and help them with whatever you can to make them happy, your families, friends and acquaintances.
Make them feel Special because you never know when time will take them away from you forever.
Alone I can ‘Say’ but together we can ‘Talk’.
Alone I can ‘Enjoy’ but together we can ‘Celebrate’
Alone I can ‘Smile’ but together we can ‘Laugh’
That’s the BEAUTY of Human Relations.
We are nothing without each other
So Stay Connected!!
This is a powerful poem on human friendship and loving one another. Poet Tagore encourages us to be in the present, and to act and live in the here and now. Not to wait until death overtakes a loved one and then be regretful of things we never did, said, appreciated or valued. All the more important being connected to God.
May this hymn—“I am not my own, I belong to the Lord” draw us closer to God and to each other.
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