Photo:Mohamed Mahmoud Hassan, “Mentor,help, Climbing, Hand”
Good for you,
All of you that have lived beautiful love stories,
Have broken your heart and then got up,
Wiped your tears and carried on,
Towards another day, and another story.
Good for you,
All that face sickness,
As we all think that disease is never part of us,
Until it is,
Good for you for conquering the fears that are whirling in your head,
Good for you for choosing and fighting to be a survivor,
You are our teachers,
Because you have an extraordinary capacity to rebound and survive,
And you can show us how to stand up when life puts us down.
Good for you,
All of you that have dreams, and have broken your wings chasing them,
Only to get up,
And fly higher than before.
Good for you,
All of you that have lost yourselves,
Had fallen, cried, and then got up,
And walked with your head up high, not hiding your permanent scars.
None of us has an innate toughness, but you have built your own,
Re-framed your life after a deep upset,
And now you teach us resilience and strength.
Good for you, all young and old,
Damaged and hopeful,
That have been through the hoops of life.
There is no grand script for life,
And each has his own,
We are all worthy and free,
To spin our versions of our stories.
Good for us,
Humanity has lasting worth and meaning,
Make your story count,
And don’t forget that after a tear, and a hurt,
You will always be stronger.
