One of the most beautiful songs ever created in the history of civilization. http://youtu.be/K42a-obR5OA
Yesterday when I was young the taste of life was sweet as rain upon my tongue. I teased at life as if it were a foolish g ame, the way the evening breeze may tease a candle fl ame. The thousand dreams I dreamed, the splendid things I planned I always built alas on weak and shifting sand. I lived by night and shunned the naked light of the day and only now I see how the years ran away. Yesterday when I was young so many drinking songs were waiting to be sung, so many wayward pleasures lay in store for me and so much pain my dazzled eyes refused to see. I ran so fast that time and youth at last ran out, I never stopped to think what life was all about and every conversation I can now recall concerned itself with me and nothing else at all. Yesterday the moon was blue and every crazy day brought something new to do. I used my magic age as if itwere a wand and never saw the waste and emptiness beyond. The g ame of love I played with arrogance and pride and every flame I lit too quickly quickly died. The friedns I made all seemed somehow to drift away and only I am left on stage to end the play. There are so many songs in me that won't be sung, I feel the bitter taste of tears upon my tongue. The time has come for me to pay for yesterday when I was young. ________________________________ From: Harry Adinegara <[email protected]> To: ppi india <[email protected]>; media care <[email protected]> Cc: proletar proletar <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, April 16, 2012 2:09 AM Subject: [proletar] Fw: I like being OLD ! ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: Harry Adinegara <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Cc: budaya tionghua <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, 16 April 2012 10:58 AM Subject: I like being OLD ! Terhiburlah bagi mereka-mereka yang telah mencapai umur 1/2 abad ke-atas, karena tulisan dibawah selain adalah kenyataan hidup bagi mereka tersebut diatas juga adalah hiburan bahwa itu adalah kenyataan hidup yang membangkitkan semangat untuk menjalani masa ke-tua-an ini dengan perasaan terhibur. ________________________________ >>> >>> >>> >>>c As I've aged, I've become kinder to myself, and less critical of myself. >>>I've become my own friend. >>> >>>I have seen too many dear friends leave this world, too soon; before they >>>understood the great freedom that comes with aging. >>> >>>Whose business is it, if I choose to read, or play, on the computer, until 4 >>>AM, or sleep until noon? I will dance with myself to those wonderful tunes >>>of the 60 &70's, and if I, at the same time, wish to weep over a lost love, >>>I will. >>> >>>I will walk the beach, in a swim suit that is stretched over a bulging body, >>>and will dive into the waves, with abandon, if I choose to, despite the >>>pitying glances from the jet set. >>>They, too, will get old. >>> >>>I know I am sometimes forgetful. But there again, some of life is just as >>>well forgotten. And, I eventually remember the important things. >>> >>>Sure, over the years, my heart has been broken. How can your heart not >>>break, when you lose a loved one, or when a child suffers, or even when >>>somebody's beloved pet gets hit by a car? But, broken hearts are what give >>>us strength, and understanding, and compassion. A heart never broken, is >>>pristine, and sterile, and will never know the joy of being imperfect. >>> >>> >>> >>>I am so blessed to have lived long enough to have my hair turning gray, and >>>to have my youthful laughs be forever etched into deep grooves on my face. >>>So many have never laughed, and so many have died before their hair could >>>turn silver. >>> >>>As you get older, it is easier to be positive. You care less about what >>>other people think. I don't question myself anymore. >>>I've even earned the right to be wrong. >>> >>>So, to answer your question, I like being old. It has set me free. I like >>>the person I have become. I am not going to live forever, but while I am >>>still here, I will not waste time lamenting what could have been, or >>>worrying about what will be. And I shall eat dessert every single day (if I >>>feel like it). >>> >>>MAY OUR FRIENDSHIP NEVER COME APART, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S STRAIGHT FROM THE >>>HEART! >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Post message: [email protected] Subscribe : [email protected] Unsubscribe : [email protected] List owner : [email protected] Homepage : http://proletar.8m.com/Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
