July 20, 2009

Future?

"A rose among the flowers
A treasure to the king
דודי ירד לגנו
ללקוד שושנים"

Yet another tragedy has struck
One of our precious lives
Leaving behind
One's shattered future

How can I be certain
This isn't
My last half hour?

4 comments:

halfshared said...

I heard about it this morning and was devastated. I had the same thought as you; one really never knows. If we lived each day as if it was our last, I think we'd live our life quite a bit differently.

I hope we are all zoche to live long, happy and meaningful lives It shouldn't take these tragedies to wake us up.

itsagift said...

It was soo scary to hear yet another story!!
Yes HS, one never really knows when that last moment will be...I agree with you.
I hope the rest of the nine days pass by without another one of these crazy stories.
May this be our last wake-up call and may we meet in yerushalayim soon!

thinking out loud said...

HS - I wish it was so easy. unfortunately, we are fast to get back to our routine and forget that it could happen to us also.
I think it's just too much of a scary thought.

IAG - Amen! There's been way too many of them, even before the nine days. I hope this was the last.

Bas~Melech said...

You can never be certain. That's why today is the time to live to the fullest. Every today. Every day is a brand new gift all over again, nothing to take for granted.