If I Knew

The following is from an email I received on April 4, 2002. It is against the University's policy to send chain emails, which is what this is. But the sentiment is so wonderful, I wanted to share it with everyone. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did, and remember to let those you love know it. Tomorrow is not a promise, there is only today.

Chris


> > This has been kept alive and moving since 9/11. In memory of all those who 
> > perished this morning; the passengers and the pilots on the United Air and 
> > AA flights, the workers in the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, and all
> > the innocent bystanders. Our prayers go out to the friends and families of 
> > the deceased. 
> > 
> > _____ 
> > 
> > IF I KNEW 
> > 
> > If I knew it would be the last time 
> > That I'd see you fall asleep, 
> > I would tuck you in more tightly 
> > and pray the Lord, your soul to keep. 
> > If I knew it would be the last time 
> > that I see you walk out the door, 
> > I would give you a hug and kiss 
> > and call you back for one more. 
> > If I knew it would be the last time 
> > I'd hear your voice lifted up in praise, 
> > I would video tape each action and word, 
> > so I could play them back day after day. 
> > If I knew it would be the last time, 
> > I could spare an extra minute 
> > to stop and say "I love you," 
> > instead of assuming you would KNOW I do. 
> > If I knew it would be the last time 
> > I would be there to share your day, 
> > ! Well I'm sure you'll have so many more, 
> > so I can let just this one slip away. 
> > For surely there's always tomorrow 
> > to make up for an oversight, 
> > and we always get a second chance 
> > to make everything just right. 
> > There will always be another day 
> > to say "I love you," 
> > And certainly there's another chance 
> > to say our "Anything I can do?" 
> > But just in case I might be wrong, 
> > and today is all I get, 
> > I'd like to say how much I love you 
> > and I hope we never forget. 
> > Tomorrow is not promised to anyone, 
> > young or old alike, 
> > And today may be the last chance 
> > you get to hold your loved one tight. 
> > So if you're waiting for tomorrow, 
> > why not do it today? 
> > For if tomorrow never comes, 
> > you'll surely regret the day, 
> > That you didn't take that extra time 
> > for a smile, a hug, or a kiss 
> > and you were too busy to grant someone, 
> > what turned out to be their one last wish. 
> > So hold your loved ones close today, and whisper in their ear, 
> > Tell them how much you love them 
> > and that you'll always hold them dear 
> > Take time to say "I'm sorry," 
> > "Please forgive me," "Thank you," or "It's okay." 
> > And if tomorrow never comes, 
> > you'll have no regrets about today.