Saying Goodbye . . . Legacy of 2007
December 31, 2007
Saying Goodbye . . . Legacy of 2007
I knew this one had been a difficult year, at least for me personally it surely was. Now comes waves of global sadness following the death of Pakistani leader Benazir Bhutto. I never knew I would even care in the least about her nation.
May we all remember her and the unmitigated dedication to freedom for her people that she stood for. May we all remember her name and what it means for all time to come.
I was already deeply moved by this woman and news accounts of her life’s work and tragic death. Then, I saw there the year 1953 noted for her birth, the same year as my own. How it is, the question is begged, that I can continue to live and she cannot? Then, just today, I saw her young son called upon too soon to assume leadership.
How frail are we standing on the stage, and how quick the candle is stuffed out.
Living every day, experiencing every encounter with another as though this may be our last . . . That is my hope for each step going forward as the old year ends so sadly, and a new year is begun. My toast at midnight will be a memorial one in honor of Bhutto.
Then, I am reminded of the Hopi poem sent to me by Trevor Hailey's sister, here in this year when in June we lost Trevor, friend of the Castro, and in December, we lost Bhutto, friend of the world.
A Hopi Prayer
Do not stand at my grave and weep
I am not there; I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow,
I am the diamonds glints on snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain.
I am the gentle Autumn’s rain.
When you awaken in the morning’s hush,
I am the swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circled flight.
I am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry:
I am not there; I did not die.
Added by BettyS 1:00 AM
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