Love?

i loved once @ Tuesday, July 18, 2006

I was at my brother's room the other day. I saw this poem above his study table and our memories shared together started to haunt me again. Oh and I remember, this was the song that was played during his wake.

I'm Free

Don't grieve for me, for now I'm free
I'm following the path God laid for me.
I took His hand when I heard Him call,
I turned my back and left it all.

I could not stay another day,
To laugh, to love, to work or play.
Tasks left undone must stay that way,
I found the place at the close of the day.

If my parting has left a void,
Then fill it with remembered joy.
A friendship shared, a laugh, a kiss,
Ah yes, these things, I too, will miss.

Be not burdened with times of sorrow,
I wish you the sunshine of tomorrow.
My life's been full, I savored much,
Good friends, good times, a loved one's touch.

Perhaps my time seemed all too brief,
Don't lengthen it now with undue grief.
Lift up your heart and share with me,
God wanted me now, He set me free.

I believe this is a song from YFC.

Again, I can't believe I'm looking at such a song. A song that reminds me so much of my beloved brother.

When I heard this song, it seemed to me that my brother is really talking to me. Just so you know the pain I am still going through, my brother and I were very, and I mean very close. That is why his, let's just say, temporary leave broke my heart into pieces. Hard to believe? But yes, so many thing haunts me from the day he passed away. Our memories, our shared laughters, the dreams I built together with him and his mere presence haunts me almost everyday.

The song has so much to tell. Like, it is assuring you that he's happy now and free. What struck me the most is the line "Tasks left undone must stay that way". It occured to me that nothing like before will be like tomorrow. It was bound to happen. Sadly, we weren't prepared for his early leave.

Like what the song is trying to say, God had it all planned out. He has prepared for each one of us a beautiful paradise. Now, we all just have to wait for our own "Time-out".

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