Mr.Gabriel García Marquez, a
great Latin American writer, has said goodbye to
the public life due to complications in his health: lymphatic cancer.
He has sent a letter to his friends and thanks to
the Internet we all are able to share it.
We invvite you to learn from the wisdom of one of the most brilliant
Latin American writers of the past years.
If for an instant God forgot that I am just a puppet, and He gave me one
more piece of life, I would take advantage of that time, the best I
could.
I
would probably not say everything I think, but definitely think all I
say.
I
would value things not for what they are worth, but for what they
represent.
I
would sleep less and dream more. For every minute we close our eyes we
lose sixty seconds of light.
I
would continue where others have stopped and I would rise when others
sleep.
If God allowed me one more piece of life, I would dress simpler, would
wallow in the sunlight, leaving uncovered, not only my body but also my
soul.
I
would prove to men how wrong they are to think that they stop falling in
love as they get older, since they actually start getting older as soon
as they stop falling in love..
I
would give wings to the children, but I would leave the child alone so
that he could learn how to fly on his own.
To the old, I would show them how death comes not with the ageing
process but with forgetting
So many things I have learned from you….I have learned that everybody
wants to live at the top of the mountain, forgetting that is how we
climb is all that matters.
I
have learned that when a newborn grabs his father’s thumb, he takes a
hold on him forever.
I
have learned that a man has the right to look down on somebody, only
when he is helping him to get up.
So many things I have learned from all of you. Always tell, what you
feel and do what you think.
If I knew that today it would be the last time that I
will see you, I will embrace you strongly to be the guardian of your
soul.
If I would know that these would be the last minutes that I will see
you, I would say to you “I love you” and wouldn´t assume that you would
know it.
There is always morning where life gives us another
opportunity to make things good.
Keep always close to you, your dear ones, and tell them how much you
need them and love and take care of them. Take time to say, “I am
sorry”, “forgive me”, “please,” “ thank you” and all the nice and lovely
words you know.
Nobody would remember you if you keep your thoughts
secret. Force yourself to express them.
Show your friends and dear ones how much you care about them.
Gabriel García Márquez
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