a Journey

life is short. live it. we know this; but do we live like today might be our last day on earth? when we stepped out of our house this morning, did we tell those we love how much they mean to us? did we make peace with those whom we find so hard to forgive? as we went about our day, did we stop to notice the lil' things::did you notice the child who smiled at you from his pram; a toothy smile of innocent still retained... were you grateful for the warmth of the sun that shone down on you a reminder of the present of today; were you grateful as evening came, grateful that you could live another day to make amends, to live as though today might be your last day on earth... i hope those who fell victim to the london tube bomb blasts did.

yesterday was a day of joyous celebration as london won the bid to host olympics 2012::people thronged the streets ecstatic that their city had been given this privilege, this honour::

i believe that the human spirit is stronger and better than allowing ourselves to succumb to fear. i believe that we have a choice:

::either to live in bitterness and wallow in self-pity thinking that the world owes us a living:: believing that the world has wronged us and retaliate by conducting a cowardice 'bomb-and-run'. we can take our anger and target innocents, destroying lives, wrenching families apart and attempt to bully everyone into supporting a cause that is flawed and selfish

::or we could turn and face life straight on. take the lemons thrown our way and use them to make lemonade. bombs will come and cowards will attack; but i choose to believe in the resilient dignity of the human spirit.

in the face of these coward attacks, i know that there will be stories where the human spirit triumphed over the misery and pain, simply because people chose the alternative:: i know that in the midst of bleakness, there will be a light that shines through. the light of human solidarity and an opening for His awesome justice and healing touch to work their miracles. i believe. i forgive.