I Will Not Die

A Letter To Kind Strangers

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It’s a shame, in only a mildly strange way, that I do not really know you.

Could it ever be less of a shame?

Yes, but only in a mildly strange way.

How so?

Only if for some brief moment, I could look into your eyes, so I could thank you with my own.

You don’t even know me.

What you do know of me has arrived to you from some of things I have written here. But you’ve never seen my eyes. So instead, I will write for you what my eyes would say, were they looking into yours.

They would say thank you.

Can you fathom just how much they would say thank you?

We’ve never met, and still, you learned about "just some guy" who wants to leave the perpetual gray walls around him so he can embark on a new kind of life.

You imagined me at some point setting off with the great dawn on my back, and you said, "Go young lad! Go!"

"Go off into those hills!"

And you gave me a few dollars and sent me on my way.

And when I do go, on my way, I will turn and look over my shoulder and tell you that I am.

"I am going off into those hills!"

And I will say thank you.

And today you sent me a message.

And in it, you said that you loved me, and that you respected me.

And if only my eyes could tell you, even if just nothing else, it would be this:

I love you too.

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Dereck :: Oct.07.2008 :: CUBE :: 10 Comments »

10 Responses to “A Letter To Kind Strangers”

1. on 08 Oct 2008 at 12:43 am1Alexander M Zoltai

   Utterly Beautiful !!!

   ~ Alex from Our Evolution

   Alexander M Zoltai´s last blog post..Path Toward Peace – Step Ten

2. on 08 Oct 2008 at 11:42 am2deankryan

   The pleasure of sharing such a raw human moment comes far too infrequently… because we (editorially speaking) don’t share often enough. This inspires me to share more, live more and feel more.

   I’ll be printing a copy of this to pin to my cork board at home. It’s a reminder of the beautiful things that can happen when we listen to our hearts and take even the smallest of chances.

   Thank you.

3. on 08 Oct 2008 at 5:45 pm3Dereck

   @ Alexander – thank you Sir.

   @ Dean – I will often think of this pinned as will be on that cork board of yours.

4. on 08 Oct 2008 at 8:13 pm4Jim Gaudet

   You’re Welcome !?

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5. on 08 Oct 2008 at 8:50 pm5Robin Easton

   Straight from the heart. Simply beautiful!
   Keep going my friend. Keep biking in your mind and heart, and soon you will be headed on your journey. You will pedal in the rain. Hugs, Robin

   Robin Easton´s last blog post..Falling in Love

6. on 08 Oct 2008 at 10:58 pm6Dereck

   @ Jim –

   @ Robin – Thank you Robin.

7. on 10 Oct 2008 at 8:27 am7Adam Pieniazek

   Awww…you big softie you!

   Thank you for inspiring us!

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8. on 10 Oct 2008 at 5:19 pm8Dereck

   @ Adam – Thanks Adam

9. on 14 Oct 2008 at 11:14 pm9Armen Shirvanian

   There sure are kind strangers all over the place, but are we all so strange to one another. We’re more than 99 percent similar genetically, so we might as well not be strangers.

   Armen Shirvanian´s last blog post..Spoken/Written Words vs. Intent

10. on 16 Oct 2008 at 8:30 pm10Dereck

    @ Armen – Alike indeed, but still so unkwown when out of sight.

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