All things pass;
the seasons come and go,
and the years turn, and turn again.
The colours of sunrise fade into the day,
and the brightest sunset must darken into night.
We must take the weather as it is,
but even then the rain stops falling after a while.
All things pass.
What about our own thoughts and dreams,
our visions, our illusions:
will these pass too?
What lies ahead we cannot tell.
We must take the weather as it is,
as it comes, make the most of each new day,
each new friendship, each adventure.
We live in a world of possibilities.
And after that? Who can tell
what changes yet there might be,
and what new dawns.
It is enough for the moment
to take things as they come -
to make some good memories,
and to leave them with good friends.
(Loosely based on the thoughts of Lao-Tzu [6th
century BC])
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