The gift of my Aba

30 Jul The gift of my Aba

My father left his body over a month ago. Such a potent time.
It is such an awakening experience to be near death.
A fierce reminder that every moment we are is an actual gift,
every breath we take is not to be taken for granted.

We are here for a blink of an eye.
What do we cherish for the brief time we are here for?
What is left once we're gone?

All that remains is the love we share, the love we communicate, the love we are.

My father always shared his love with me and with the world.
For me, this is the gift of his legacy.
This is what I aspire to share with my children, with my family, with the circles of friends and with the world I live in.

What else is there?

May we always be present and trust beyond doubt: We are indeed made of Love.

 

 

2 Comments
  • Nyck
    Posted at 08:52h, 30 July Reply

    Shalom Amir…..
    you are a credit to your aba…. and everyone knows it!
    …………..
    Sometimes the heart becomes so full
    A person just drops dead
    Sometimes the dance is so wild and passionate
    That this body breathes out 
    and gives up this limited coil
    And throws itself whirling into the infinite

    Sometimes the mind can only take so much joy
    Inshallah!
    Before exploding its tiny and personal story
    Into the light filled cosmos 
    And the sacred blood starts flowing 
    In the veins of the timeless realm
    Joining the free river flowing in the empty sky

    Sometimes life can be so full of love
    Unexplainable and impossible to grasp
    That the body’s cells exhausted melt
    From trial and tribulation
    Dissolve and scatter into the ocean of bliss

    Oh dance until the dance tears your tears from you
    And you are left a broken truth
    Mended in the eyes of the divine
    Here death, she is a doorway
    Inshallah Inshallah

  • Motivational Speaker
    Posted at 05:03h, 06 May Reply

    Thanks for your heartfelt post, your father sounds inspirational!

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