Short Moments

With each turn of the globe,

Time passes.

In those short moments, we can miss:

A lifetime of fear,

Or a waterfall of tears.

In those short moments, we can neglect:

To see a radiant smiles,

Or to give comforting hugs.

In those short moments, people learn:

To accept the things they cannot control,

Or that the tears they find streaming down their cheeks are beyond their control.

In those short moments, we can find ourselves:

Alone, lonely in a room full of people,

Or looking to turn to someone but finding no one there.

In those short moments, we can discover:

The good that still exists in other people,

Or the terrifying reality that not everyone is as good as we want them to be.

In those short moments, we can try:

Try in vain to change the unchangeable,

Or try to learn that sometimes the unchangeable is meant to be that way.

In those short moments, we can choose:

Choose to learn to laugh in hard times;

Choose to smile when it seems impossible;

Choose to hug when others would turn their backs;

Choose to embrace the moments life hands us;

Choose to live in the moment—

Because time passes all too quickly

And the globe will continue to turn.