Life

This was written by a net friend who died recently. I didn't know him directly, but I know he was a friend to my friends

Our life is much like the cycle of time which we call a day. Instead of the minutes and hours that make up a day, our life is measured in months and years. Yet, even though each is different in the scope of all things, they remain so much alike.

Our birth is much like the sun rising in the morning, giving light to the beginning of a new day. As we are born, it is indeed another beginning. Our life brings light and joy to those around us.

Our childhood is like the morning, when all awaken to meet the day. So do we go forth, and meet the challenges that shape and nurture us. Just as the morning is a time when we prepare to meet the day, so is childhood a time when we prepare to meet the life that lies ahead of us.

The hours before noon are like the life we live as young adults. Full of vigor, rushing headlong to meet the duties of life, just as the hours of of the morn rush headlong into the heart of the day. It is that time both in life, and in the day, when many are at their best, able to meet any challenge, conquer any mountain, reach any goal.

The hours of the afternoon are like that time in our life when we have reached our peak. The rigors of the morning have passed, and we look forward to the end of the day. So is our outlook on life, as we reflect back on all that we have done, and we prepare for that time when we can rest.

As the evening comes, bringing with it the twilight of day, so do our lives pass into the twilight years. It is that time of rest and relaxation, when we look back at both the work of the day, and fruits of our lives. But alas, just as the sun soon leaves the sky, so does our own life begin to come to an end.

Night is like our final days. Just as the day is coming to an end, so do the days of our life. It is that time when we have done all that we can possibly do, and know the time for sleep will soon be upon us.

Yes, our life is so much like the days that we will know, and even though the day may be gone, it is never totally forgotten. For each day has an impact on someone's life. Just like the day, we will not be forgotten, for each of us in some way will impact the life of another. And just like some days are stormy, so are some lives. But even the stormiest of days, and the stormiest of lives, can have that silver lining.

Just as not all days are bright sunshine, so will there be times in our life when not all is bright. Do not let those days take you under though, for just as the clouds will pass, and the sun will again shine, so will our lives again seem to have meaning.

Do not fear the dark of the day, nor the final years of life. Embrace it, welcome it, and know that the toils of life have passed, and it is indeed a time when you can rest, look back, and say, I have lived my life as best I could.