The Quintessence of Life

Another celebration ahead

Another birthday's coming

But what am I celebrating this time round,

Or rather all these years?

From the day I announced my arrival

upon this Earth

Till I set foot on my journey

upon the 'circle of the earth'

Must I emptily pass through the four seasons of

earthly existence

To just wonder what life's about?

You mean I've been chasing after the wind

all this while?

I concede that life's like a vapour.

But while it lasts,

I will not let it evaporate into nothingness

Without knowing that this little drop of dew

has contributed to a positive environmental influence to

those around me

well, at least makes the air

that we breathe a little more breathable.

"Whereas you know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appears for a little time, and then vanish away." James 4:14

"...be in the midst of many people as a dew from the Lord, as the showers upon the grass..." Micah 5:7

The above poem is reproduced from the author's 2001 Diary for Today's Men & Women: Inspirational Thougths for Everday Issues."