observations of the world

where is happiness?
everyone rushing around
chasing dreams of fame and fortune
instead of seeing that true happiness
begins with contentment.

where is love?
people hurrying on with their lives
for that bigger paycheck,
that bigger car
instead of treasuring the fact that
things don't need to be bigger,
to be better

where is life?
the monotony of life
the endless work
the chains of a boring office job
for what?
it won't buy you more time on earth
or a straight ticket to heaven.

i watch
as families cry over loved ones
crushed by buildings collapsed
did money keep them alive?
did fame keep them alive?
did work keep them alive?

i watch
as whirling tornadoes
tear families apart
would they have stayed together
with bigger cars?
fatter paychecks?
nicer houses?
even those lie forgotten

i watch
as families crowd around
a old grandfather
taking his last breaths
do they realise
that instead of mindlessly wasting time
chasing never-ending dreams
they should have
spent more time
learned a little more
cared a little more?

these disasters
these deaths
they can't be stopped by man

then, what makes it possible
to live on after death?
not the princely inheritance
or that million-dollar property
you're leaving to your third nephew twice removed

it's inspiring the young
learning from the old
loving more
worrying less
giving more
taking less

while the world spins on,
and life flies away so easily,
why can't we stop and remember
the things which are truly important?


A/N: i wrote this after thinking about all the people who died in the cyclone and in the earthquake. i look at the pictures and see kids even younger than me. i ask myself, did they deserve to die? to be taken away after living such a short life? i have to trust God on this one, he knows what's best for us all anyway. God bless all the families of the fallen and bless the survivors too!
moira out