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Advice to my Son
by J. Peter Meinke
The trick is, to live your days
as if each one may be your last
(for they go fast, and young men lose their lives
in strange and unimaginable ways)
but at the same time, plan long range
(for they go slow; if you survive
the shattered windshield and the bursting shell
you will arrive
at our approximation here below
of heaven or hell).
To be specific, between the peony and the rose
plant squash and spinach, turnips and tomatoes;
beauty is nectar
and nectar, in the desert, saves –
but the stomach craves stronger sustenance
than the honied vine.
Therefore, marry a pretty girl
after seeing her mother;
show your soul to one man,
work with another;
and always serve bread with your wine.
But, son,
Always serve wine.
(Hat tip to Andy Luscombe for this Manvotional selection)
Peter
I’am assuming your out there, I hope you are well.
You’ve struck the heart, your words say very much.
Please say more, Thank You Fernando
this poem is so cool, especially the last part ‘Always serve wine’. That is such a manly and fatherly advise. :)
Sounds pretty gay.
I shall walk through this world but once.
Any good therefore, that I can do, or any kindness that I can show, to any human being — let me do it now. Let me not neglect or defer, for I shall not walk this way again.
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“Advice to My Son,” by Peter Meinke is one of the most inspirational and significant poem that I can recommend to read for young people. This poem is about a responsive, sensitive and caring father who doesn’t want his son to take life for granted. Look at the first stanza the two lines say: “The trick is, to live your days as if each one may be your last “The father told his son that the future is unpredictable therefore do not take life lightly but live to the fullest. This is a very meaningful advice because no one holds the future but we need to live one day at a time. “To live your days as if one may be your last” he meant that there is no guarantee to see tomorrow. He wanted his son to know that lives can go so fast because there are so many unfortunate event like natural disaster and unpredictable incident that end people lives every day.
@ Pieter – That inspirational quote of how we should then live is by Henry Drummond. Here is the full quote:
“I shall pass through this world but once. And any good therefore that I can do, or any kindness that I can show to any being, let me do it now. Let me not defer or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again.”
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