PACT WITH HAPPINESS
-Tahyane Rangel-
From today on, everyday when I wake up,
I will say: I will be Happy today!
I will remember to thank the sun, for its heat and luminosity,
I will feel that I am alive, breathing.
I can freely use all the resources of nature .
I do not need to buy the songs the birds sing,
neither the murmur of the ocean waves.
I will remember to feel the beauty of the trees, of the flowers,
and the softness of the afternoon breeze.
I will smile more, every time I can. I will develop more friendships
and transform the enemies.
I will not judge the acts of my fellow men or friends.
I will improve my actions.
I will remember to call someone to say I miss him or her!
I will set aside minutes of silence, so I can have the opportunity to listen.
I will not complain nor embitter the injustices, I will think about
what I can do to diminish its effects.
I will always keep in mind that a minute of time that is gone,
does not come back anymore,
I will live all my minutes making them worthwhile.
I will not suffer in anticipation trying to foreseen unsure futures,
Nor with delay, remembering things
I do not have any more power over.
I am not going to think about what I do not have and would like to have,
But in how I can be happy with what I have,
And the biggest good I own is life itself.
I will remember to read a poem and listen to a song.
I will dedicate them to someone.
I will do something to someone, without expect anything in return,
Only for the pleasure to see someone smile.
I will remember that someone that likes me does exist.
I will dedicate some minutes of though for the ones that are already gone
So they know that they will always be a sweet memory, until we meet again.
I will try to give a bit of happiness to someone, Specially when I feel
that sadness and tiredness want to approach.
When the night comes, I will look up to the sky,
to the stars and to the moonlight and
Thank the Angels and God, because
TODAY I WAS HAPPY!
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