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The Imagining

January 17, 2010
By imperfection GOLD, Gilroy, California
imperfection GOLD, Gilroy, California
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;Dream as though you&#039;ll live forever, live as though you&#039;ll die today.&quot;<br /> ~James Dean (1931-1955), American Motion Picture Actor, symbol of rebellion


“When we die, will God have a TV set with tapes that have recorded our lives?

We could watch ourselves being born,

Watch ourselves

Take our first steps.

Learn the A-B-C’s.

Slide the pencil across the paper;

The paintbrush across the canvas.

The memorable moments – the laughs, the awed looks.

Then moments of desparation – teardrops running down cheeks.

How we changed the world.

The lessons replayed, retaught,

And if we don’t understand now,

Will we understand then?

The mystery of after-life, could it be this?

Will we ever tire of watching each chapter of our life unfold?”

And so, we imagine,

Because, really,

Imagining is everything.


The author's comments:
My friends and I were talking about how hilarious it would be if we could have our life replayed before us after we died, and that inspired me to write this.

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on May. 2 2010 at 9:13 pm
xBaByGiRrL22x PLATINUM, Pearl River, New York
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;The goal isn&#039;t to live forever, but create something that will.&quot;<br /> &quot;If you wanna go, baby let&#039;s go; if you wanna rock, I&#039;m ready to roll.&#039;&#039;<br /> &quot;No one ever said it&#039;d be easy. They just said it&#039;d be worth it.&quot; &lt;3

this is amazing. it creates perspective 4 readers. itz so true 2 cuz we dont know whtz on the other side but we all cant help but wonder...see, ya made me think:) gr8 jobb!!!