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My friend opened the drawer of his My friend opened the drawer of his wife’s chest and took a little packet wife’s chest and took a little packet with rice paper: “This”, he said, with rice paper: “This”, he said, “this is not any packet, it is “this is not any packet, it is lingerie.” He observed the beautiful lingerie.” He observed the beautiful silk and embroidery.silk and embroidery.

““I bought this in New York I bought this in New York about 8 or 9 years ago, but she about 8 or 9 years ago, but she never used it. She was keeping never used it. She was keeping it for a special occasion. it for a special occasion.

Well I think this is the Well I think this is the right occasion.”right occasion.”

He went close to the bed He went close to the bed and he put the packet and he put the packet next to the other things next to the other things he was going to bring to he was going to bring to the funeral home.the funeral home.

His wife had just died.His wife had just died.

Turning towards me he said: Turning towards me he said: “Do not keep anything for a “Do not keep anything for a special occasion, every day special occasion, every day that you live is a special that you live is a special occasion.” I am still thinking of occasion.” I am still thinking of his words, they have changed his words, they have changed my life.my life.

Now I read more and Now I read more and clean less. clean less. I sit on my terrace and I sit on my terrace and admire the view, without admire the view, without noticing the weeds in the noticing the weeds in the garden.garden.

I am more childish and I am more childish and relaxed and do not take relaxed and do not take everything with such everything with such deadly seriousness deadly seriousness anymore.anymore.I climb more mountains, I climb more mountains, swim more rivers and swim more rivers and watch more sunrises.watch more sunrises.

I eat more ice cream and I eat more ice cream and less spinach.less spinach.I enjoy the moment and I enjoy the moment and do not plan 10 years in do not plan 10 years in advance anymore.advance anymore.I do a lot more travelling I do a lot more travelling and seize the and seize the opportunities with both opportunities with both hands.hands.

I spend more time with my I spend more time with my family and friends and less family and friends and less time working.time working.I understand now that life is I understand now that life is a succession of a succession of experiences to be enjoyed, experiences to be enjoyed, which we should know to which we should know to appreciate.appreciate.

I do not keep anything I do not keep anything anymore. anymore. I use my crystal glasses every I use my crystal glasses every day, and I wear my new jacket day, and I wear my new jacket to go to the supermarket, if I so to go to the supermarket, if I so decide or if I feel like it.decide or if I feel like it.I no longer keep my best I no longer keep my best perfume for special events. I perfume for special events. I use it anytime I want to. use it anytime I want to.

The words “sometime” The words “sometime” and “one day” have and “one day” have disappeared from my disappeared from my vocabulary.vocabulary.

Whenever it is worth it, I want Whenever it is worth it, I want to see, hear and do what to see, hear and do what comes to my mind right away.comes to my mind right away.I am not sure what my friend’s I am not sure what my friend’s wife would have done if she wife would have done if she had known that she would had known that she would have not been here for that have not been here for that tomorrow that every one takes tomorrow that every one takes so much for granted. so much for granted.

I think she might have called I think she might have called her family and close friends. her family and close friends. Maybe she would have called Maybe she would have called some old friends to make some old friends to make amends for an old dispute. I amends for an old dispute. I like to think she might have like to think she might have had a Chinese meal (at her had a Chinese meal (at her favourite Chinese restaurant). favourite Chinese restaurant).

It is these few things not It is these few things not done that would bother done that would bother me if I knew these were me if I knew these were my last hours.my last hours.

Upset because I stopped Upset because I stopped seeing good friends that I seeing good friends that I meant to contact meant to contact someday…someday…

Upset because I did not Upset because I did not write those letters I meant write those letters I meant to write one day…to write one day…

Upset and sad because I Upset and sad because I did not tell my brothers did not tell my brothers and sons often enough and sons often enough how much I love them.how much I love them.

Now I try not to postpone, Now I try not to postpone, keep or not do anything keep or not do anything that would add laughter that would add laughter and fun to our lives.and fun to our lives.

And every day I tell And every day I tell myself that this day is myself that this day is special.special.

every day,every day,every hour,every hour,every minuteevery minute

is special…is special…

This Tantra comes from the north This Tantra comes from the north of India.of India.Send it with the following words to Send it with the following words to a person that is close to you.a person that is close to you.If you are too busy to send it to If you are too busy to send it to other people and if you tell yourself other people and if you tell yourself that you will do it sometime… – that you will do it sometime… – remember that sometime is far remember that sometime is far away and maybe you will never do away and maybe you will never do it! it!

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