Give Back

I am a book junkie. I enjoy reading books when I need to and I still maintain this as my continuous good habit. Next week, I will be in Bali and will give one of my books to be donated to Junior High School library. Here is an excerpt from the book:

If I Had a second chance

I'd stop looking and start seeing

and treat everyone as a human being

I'd stop taking and start giving

Stop hiding and start living

I'd do more listening and a lot less talking

Enjoy the world and do more walking

I'd take my eyes off my watch

and watch with my eyes

to notice the trees and the beautiful sky

I'd stop criticizing and show more love

Be less forgetful and give thanks up above

I'd be less angry and swallow my pride

and share with the world what I have inside

I'd stop hating and be more kind

and give a little more of my precious time

I'd give more encouragement

and a lot more praise

and do a lot less judging

for I too have lost my way

I'd get my priorities in order and straight

Better now than never Lord

I'm just a bit too late

I'd stop hopelessly chasing after the wind

From this point on a new I begin

I'd find my way back to the Lord's humble grace

with a vow never again to lose my place

I'm changing my life and I've made a stance

Oh Lord, what I wouldn't give for a second chance

It's not the destination that counts in life, it's the journey

the journey with the people we love

is all that really matters

Such a simple truth, so easily forgotten

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