don't read the books
I read
and don't carry my values
as a blueprint for your own
times change
and maybe I wasn't right
don't wait for a god
to speak through you
you have a voice of your own
love is a word with
a hundred meanings
learn them all
as for money and wealth
always remember that
I loved buying for others
more than I did myself
death is inevitable
but know that I will go before you
and that if it is possible
I will wait for you
and finally always remember this
a simple truth that took me years to understand
we are worthless
if we are of no value to others
(As a parent I spend a great deal of time musing over my children's futures. But there comes a point when your advice just becomes your own template. They have to see their future through their own eyes or what is the point of being alive?)
