And it's time, time, time
And it's time, time, time
And it's time, time, time that you love
And it's time, time, time
I'm listening to Tori Amos' version of Tom Waits' "Time".
I can't concentrate today; I put in my earbuds at the computer to listen to some slow music to calm my nerves. I can't stop thinking about my friend who is in the hospital right now. It's like a light switched on this past Tuesday night when I walked out of those double doors at the James and walked back to my car...to my apartment where my power had been out for two nights. I truly never understood why people would fight to live for anything; why do we try and avoid death? Why...when we don't know in the end exactly what the value of life on this Earth is...do we to cling to it? What do we have to lose by dying?
All I could think on Tuesday and all I can think today is that life can't be measured by the fact that we might die; what do we have to lose by fighting to live? And yes, Bill...if the zombies were coming...I've decided, I would fight them.
Yesterday I stumbled upon an article about a possible cure for Cancer found in a harmless strain of virus related to the common cold. There are people out there working for other peoples' right to live. I now find myself more appreciative than ever and in more admiration than ever of these people. Just as death is a great unknown (in my mind anyway)...in so many ways life is equally uncharted territory that requires an enormous amount of bravery and risk to experience fully.
This time is precious.
2 comments:
OK, Lisa. This blog just made me cry. The whole thing is still so surreal to me. If there's one thing I learned from the whole ordeal, it's that our time here IS precious. I had no idea how much I valued my life (my friends, my family, my "joie de vivre") until it was nearly taken from me. While I'm sorry and sad that my friends had to go through that scary time, it makes me happy to hear that it may have helped you to realize how wonderful (and worth fighting for) life really is.
With that being said...I'm out of the hospital, healthy, down an organ and a half, and ready to party with you this weekend. ROCK POTLUCK!
love you loads.
That Waits song "Time" is one of my all time favorite songs in the world. Really. How perfect! And yes Lees, I'm glad you've crossed over. ;) And I'm glad that Lesley is well and cancer-free!
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