/ world today news/ The President of Russia Vladimir Putin expressed his condolences in connection with the death of the world-famous writer Gabriel García Márquez, reports the press service of the Kremlin.
In the letter to the writer’s widow, the president noted that Marquez was a close friend of Russia. He pointed out that a great writer and thinker, who was always faithful to the bright ideals of humanism and justice, to the books that inspired generations of people all over the world, has passed away. 87-year-old Gabriel García Márquez is the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature (1982), the author of the world-famous novels “One Hundred Years of Solitude”, “The Autumn of the Patriarch” and “No One Writes to the Colonel”. This great man and well-known Colombian writer left this world on April 17 in Mexico…
What he left behind were piles of great books that taught us how strong love can be and how miserable life can be… and a farewell letter. Here it is:
“If God would forget for a moment that I’m a rag doll and give me a piece of life, maybe I wouldn’t say everything I think, but I’d certainly mean everything I say here.”
I would value things not by what they cost, but by what they mean.
I would sleep less, dream more, because for every minute we close our eyes, we lose 60 seconds of light. I would go on when others stopped, wake up when others slept. I would listen when others spoke and how I would enjoy a nice chocolate ice cream!
If God gave me a piece of life, I would dress simply, I would lie on my face in front of the sun, leaving not only my body uncovered, but also my soul.
God, if I could, I’d write my hate on the ice and wait for the sun to rise. I would paint on the stars with the inspiration of Van Gogh a poem by Benedict, and a song by Cherat would be the serenade I would give to the moon. I would water the roses with my tears to feel the pain of their embrace…
God, if I had a piece of life… I wouldn’t let a day go by without telling people that I love, that I love them. I would make every man and woman believe that they are my beloved and I would live in love with love.
I would point out to people how wrong they are by thinking that they stop falling in love when they get old, not realizing that they get old when they stop falling in love! I would give the little child wings, but I would only let him learn to fly. I would show the adults that death does not occur as a result of old age, but as a result of forgetfulness. I have learned so many things from you people… I have learned that everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, not knowing that true happiness is found in the way you climb the steep slope. I have learned that when a newborn baby first holds its father’s dirt in its tiny palm, it captivates him forever.
I learned that one is justified in looking down on another only when one has to help them up.
You should always say what you feel and always do what you think. If I knew that today would be the last time I would see you sleep, I would hug you and pray to God that I could become the guardian of your soul. If I knew this would be the last time I see you walk out the door, I would give you a hug and a kiss. If I knew this was the last time I would hear your voice, I would record every word you said so I could listen to them over and over again. If I had known that these were the last moments I would see you, I would have told you “I love you” and I would not have been foolish to think that you already knew it.
There’s always tomorrow and life gives us other convenient opportunities to make things right, but in case I make a mistake and we only have today left, I’d like to tell you how much I love you and that I’ll never forget you . Tomorrow is not guaranteed for anyone – neither young nor old. Today may be the last time you see the people you love. So don’t wait any longer, do it today, because if tomorrow never comes, you will surely regret the day when you didn’t find time for one smile, one hug, and were too busy to make their last wish come true. Hold the ones you love close to you, whisper to them how much you need them, love them and treat them well, find time to say “sorry”, “forgive”, “please”, ” thank you’ and all the words of love you know. No one will remember your hidden thoughts. Ask the Lord for the strength and wisdom to express them. Show your friends what they mean to you.”
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