Dont Blink
I turned on the evening news
Saw a old man being interviewed
Turning a hundred and two today
Asked him what’s the secret to life
He looked up from his old pipe
Laughed and said “All I can say is.”
Don’t blink
Just like that you’re six years old and you take a nap and you
Wake up and you’re twenty-five and your high school sweetheart becomes your wife
Don’t blink
You just might miss your babies growing like mine did
Turning into moms and dads next thing you know your “better half”
Of fifty years is there in bed
And you’re praying God takes you instead
Trust me friend a hundred years goes faster than you think
So don’t blink
I was glued to my tv when it looked like he looked at me and said
“Best start putting first things first.”
Cause when your hourglass runs out of sand
You can’t flip it over and start again
Take every breathe God gives you for what it’s worth
Don’t Blink
Just like that you’re six years old and you take a nap and you
Wake up and you’re twenty-five and your high school sweetheart becomes your wife
Don’t blink
You just might miss your babies growing like mine did
Turning into moms and dads next thing you know your “better half”
Of fifty years is there in bed
And you’re praying God takes you instead
Trust me friend a hundred years goes faster than you think
So don’t blink
So I’ve been tryin’ ta slow it down
I’ve been tryin’ ta take it in
In this here today, gone tomorrow world we’re livin’ in
Don’t blink
Just like that you’re six years old and you take a nap and you
Wake up and you’re twenty-five and your high school sweetheart becomes your wife
Don’t blink
You just might miss your babies growing like mine did
Turning into moms and dads next thing you know your “better half”
Of fifty years is there in bed
And you’re praying God takes you instead
Trust me friend a hundred years goes faster then you think
So Don’t blink
Naw, don’t blink, don’t blink
Life Goes Faster Than You Think
Don’t Blink…
Daddy’s Little Girl 爸爸的小女孩
If I had my life to do over, 生命若可輪迴，
I’d have chosen you to be my dad 當為我父再次。
once more.
Even if it meant losing you again, 就算再次分離
It’s worth all the tears in the 贏取世上淚水
world.
You were my sunshine when skies 天暗您為我光，
were gray.
I loved you and honored you; 我敬您，我愛您
You took all my tears away. 為我拭盡淚水，
I was happy to be with you, 快樂有您相隨，
Proud to be your little girl. 女兒為您而驕。
Sometimes we would argue, 就算有所爭辯，
But to me you meant the world. 您仍是我一切。
Your love was always pure; 您有純潔的愛，
You treated me as your own. 愛我猶如愛己。
Your time seemed all too short and 生命如斯短暫，
I feel so alone. 令我更覺孤單。
What can I take from this? 思我所學所得？
My heart is completely crushed. 我心盡碎盡失。
But nothing loved is ever lost – 但您遺愛人間，
And you are loved so much. 愛您之心永存。
My Father (For You Daddy)
Every daughter likes to think 為人女者皆想，
That her father is the best, 自己父親最棒，
But there’s no doubt for me, Dad, 但我毫無疑問，
That you’re far above the rest. 您是無人能及。
When I was a little girl 憶我年幼稚時，
You took time to play with me. 抽空伴我遊玩；
You’d wrestle, read, or color, 您曾動靜皆宜，
Though so tired you would be. 永不訴說疲倦。
You knew that play was not enough 您知只求玩耍，
To make the greatest dad. 難成偉大父親。
You also shared God’s love for me, 卻教同沐主愛，
And for this I’m very glad. 與我共享天恩。
Your godly life has made you 上主為您典範，
The best father there could be; 成就最佳家嚴；
You’ve followed God’s example 聖靈為您引導，
Of what a father should be. 非凡父親啻造。
I love you, Father, on this day 爸爸我所敬愛，
As well as on the rest. 從今直至終點；
No dad on earth compares to you. 世上無人能及，
You simply are the best. 我父始終最好。
************************
God saw you getting tired 「主」已察覺您倦，
When a cure was not to be. 皆因藥石不靈。
He closed His arms around you 祂輕抱您身軀，
And whispered, ‘Come to Me’ 說：到我跟前來。
In tears we saw you sinking 淚海中您漸沉，
We watched you fade away. 靈魂正在消逝；
Our hearts were almost broken 我們傷心欲絕，
You fought so hard to stay. 您為生命而戰。
But when we saw you sleeping 但見瞑目長眠，
So peacefully from pain, 安祥遠離苦痛；
We could not wish you back 請上路，莫回頭，
To suffer so again. 莫記塵世痛苦。
So keep your arms around him, 求祂環抱莫棄，
Lord, and give him special care 護我父，莫忘記；
Make up for all that he suffered 從此無痛無苦，
And all that seemed unfair. 不平事，皆作古。
Line to Heaven 天堂電話線
Does Heaven have a phone number? 請問有天堂的電話號碼嗎？
Papa went to Heaven, 據說爸爸去天堂，
but I need him here today, 我要找他來幫忙；
My tummy hurts and I fell down, 肚子疼來又摔倒，
I need him right away, 哭叫爸爸立刻到。
Operator can you tell me how 天堂可有電話機？
to find him in this book? 甚麼號碼我要知！
接線小姐請幫助，
Is heaven in the yellow part, 資料是否黃頁處？
I don’t know where to look. 我不知道請告訴。
I think my mama needs him too, 沒有爸爸來扶持，
at night I hear her cry. 媽媽晚上常哭泣；
I hear her call his name sometimes, 我不知道為何事？
but I really don’t know why. 但聽她叫爸名字。
Maybe if I call him, 如果打電話給他，
he will hurry home to me. 他定立刻趕回家；
Is Heaven very far away, 究竟天堂有多遠，
Is it across the sea? 是否就在海那邊？
He’s been gone a long, long time 他已走了長時間，
he needs to come home now! 應該回家來團圓﹔
I really need to reach him, 我真需要接觸他，
I simply don’t know how. 不知有甚麼方法；
Help me find the number please, 請妳幫忙盡一切，
is it listed under “Heaven”? 號碼可在天堂頁？
I can’t read these big big words, 我是七歲小孩童，
I am only seven. 那些字全看不懂；
I’m sorry operator, 接線小姐不要哭，
I didn’t mean to make you cry, 是否有人來欺負。
Is your tummy hurting too, 妳的肚子也疼嗎？
or is there something in your eye? 還是眼睛有異物！
If I call my church maybe they will know.爸爸常說教會好，
Papa said when we need help
that’s where we should go. 如有困難隨時找﹔
他們可能也知道，
I found the number to my church 天堂到底甚麼號？
tacked up on the wall. 教會號碼寫牆上，
Thank you operator, 想到聯絡心花放，
I’ll give them a call. 謝謝姐姐妳幫忙。
A true friend
知己良朋 Chinese version translated by nqph2004
We met upon the internet,
網中低頭見，
My heart you did not have yet.
兩心不曾牽；
I sit and wait each day,
每天坐與等，
for the song my heart will soon play.
心曲終譜成。
Of laughter, love and tears,
悲歡友情在，
You have washed away all my fears.
心魔洗得快；
To be my friend and see so deep,
良朋窺心透，
I now know why I don’t get much sleep.
短睡也足夠。
I have waited through all these years,
等待經有年，
To find something to hold so dear.
寶貴勝金錢；
And now I know I’ll never be Blue,
不再有煩憂，
For I have found a true friend in you.
真情永不休。
8 important truths to remember
1) Faith is the ability not to panic;
2) If you worry, you didn’t pray. If you pray, don’t worry;
3) Do the math, count your blessings;
4) God wants spiritual truths, not religious nuts;
5) Laugh everyday, it’s like inner jogging;
6) Growing old is inevitable, growing up is optional;
7) Silence is often misinterpreted, but never misquoted;
There is no key to happiness, the door is always open!
Things that I learned
- I’ve learned that we don’t have to change friends if we understand that friends change.
- I’ve learned that no matter how good a friend is, they’re going to hurt you every once in a while and you must forgive them for that.
- I’ve learned that true friendship continues to grow, even over the longest distance. Same goes for true love.
- I’ve learned that you can do something in an instant that will give you heartache for life.
- I’ve learned that it’s taking me a long time to become the person I want to be.
- I’ve learned that you should always leave loved ones with loving words. It may be the last time you see them.
- I’ve learned that you can keep going long after you think you can’t.
- I’ve learned that we are responsible for what we do, no matter how we feel.
- I’ve learned that either you control your attitude or it controls you.
- I’ve learned that regardless of how hot and steamy a relationship is at first, the passion fades and there had better be something else to take its place.
- I’ve learned that heroes are the people who do what has to be done when it needs to be done, regardless of the consequences.
- I’ve learned that money is a lousy way of keeping score.
- I’ve learned that my best friend and I can do anything or nothing and have the best time.
- I’ve learned that sometimes the people you expect to kick you when you’re down, will be the ones to help you get back up.
- I’ve learned that sometimes when I’m angry I have the right to be angry, but that doesn’t give me the right to be cruel.
- I’ve learned that just because someone doesn’t love you the way you want them to doesn’t mean they don’t love you with all they have.
- I’ve learned that maturity has more to do with what types of experiences you’ve had and what you’ve learned from them and less to do with how many birthdays you’ve celebrated.
- I’ve learned that it isn’t always enough to be forgiven by others. Sometimes you have to learn to forgive yourself.
- I’ve learned that no matter how bad your heart is broken the world doesn’t stop for your grief.
- I’ve learned that our background and circumstances may have influenced who we are, but we are responsible for who we become.
- I’ve learned that just because two people argue, it doesn’t mean they don’t love each other. And just because they don’t argue, it doesn’t mean they do.
- I’ve learned that you shouldn’t be so eager to find out a secret. It could change your life forever.
- I’ve learned that two people can look at the exact same thing and see something totally different.
- I’ve learned that your life can be changed in a matter of hours by people who don’t even know you.
- I’ve learned that even when you think you have no more to give, when a friend cries out to you, you will find the strength to help.
- I’ve learned that credentials on the wall do not make you a decent human being.
- I’ve learned that the people you care about most in life are taken from you too soon.
