THE FOUR CHARMED SEASONS

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|| Monday, April 25, 2005 || || 11:47 pm ||

Part Une.

He looked at the class and he asked.

Who do you think is great? Name me 1 great person.

Most answered with typical answers.
Goh Cheok Tong.
Mother Thereasa.
Leonardo Da Vinci
Manet
Mozart
Ferlin
;and assorted people that people felt were "Great" but never did know or never did understand or met personally.

but 1 person.
He said: "I dont know anyone great enough to be labelled as great."
He said what he really felt, that no one is "Great" in his light. He felt that no one is "Great" in their own right.

and then another person.
She said: "My Grandfather."

That day, in that class.
She who was the truest to herself and to the one she loved and felt was the greatest man in the world, was the most honest person in the class.

and the tutor said: " You should write a book about him."

Uptill today, I dont know if that book has been written. But it is not too late to start. Why? For the keyword is "about" and not "For".

Part Duex

Definition: Great
Remarkable or outstanding in magnitude, degree, or extent:
Of outstanding significance or importance:
Chief or principal: the great master of the house.
Superior in quality or character; noble:
“For he was great, for he made himself so and for the people who he loved, made him so.” (source unknown).

What I have to say is, in your own right, seeing him in your own light. He is great.
and that does not have to change one bit.

You loved him dearly.
You felt that he was a great man.
He was.

"was" is such a hard word to use. But then, its really in the past.

Have your heard of the song Walk On by U2?

A couple of verses if I may:

And love is not the easy thing....
The only baggage you can bring
Is all that you can't leave behind
(When he went, what was the thing that he could never leave behind?)

And if the darkness is to keep us apart
And if the daylight feels like it's a long way off
And if your glass heart should crack
And for a second you turn back
Oh no, be strong
(Death is like darkness. And if you get sad when you think about him, be strong. Be strong.)

Walk on, walk on
What you got they can’t steal it
No they can’t even feel it
Walk on, walk on...Stay safe tonight
(What you 2 had, was a special bond. No one can understand or feel it. Cherish it forever)

And I know it aches
And your heart it breaks
You can only take so much
Walk on
Leave it behind
You've got to leave it behind
(I know that it hurts. But I will never know how it feels for both grandparents to go in such a short period. But I will, if you tell me. But you got to leave the hurt behind. You have too.)

Part Trois

Dont you cry.
Even if it hurts like hell.
Dont you cry.
He would never like to see his most favoured grand daugther cry.

Cause if there is a heaven, there is only 1 place where he is going.
I dont have to tell you where he will be going for you already know.

If someone who bought up all his children and grandchildren has no where good to go after his life is over, its hardly fair is it? And that means thatt there is not much hope for the majority of mankind when they die.

I always look up to the sky when I think of my grandpop.

You should too.

You know why?

cause

He made it possible for you to see each break of dawn. He made it possible.

and remember, everytime you look to the sky, he is looking down at you too.

I took this photo on tuesday morning.
The morning that he went.
I dedicate this to him and you.

Part Quart
I know that what I say now, its only of minimal comfort to you.

In the Book David Copperfield, David's best friend, James, said this to David: "David, promise me, promise me that you will remember the best of me. The most beautiful memories that we had together and the smiles. The smiles david. Promise to never think of me in another light as such as this."

James died at sea soon after telling david this.

So remember the memories, the smiles and the best of him.

I know its difficult to smile now.

But smiling a little lesser each day, means a part of what he wanted you to do dying a little each day.

Smile for him. You have a great smile. Did he pass it on to you? I bet he did.

and smile for me too. If its not too much of a trouble.

nice entry eh? well... it's not written by me.

A good friend wrote it for me a few days after my grandpa passed away.

I don’t know if I’ve said this before… but I really really appreciate it. Thank you friend.

And the picture you took… it’s now my laptops’s wallpaper. Thank you again.

oh ya! thanks a-bit-clever friend for teaching me how to copy n paste this whole entry too...

__________~*~SpRiNg * tAmZ~*~__________