Hardly Tell My Own Stories

I like telling stories when 

I have an audience, 

but I don't get much of one 

from my social connections.

Sometimes my family members 

become my audience, 

such as at family gatherings. 

I like to take these opportunities to 

tell them stories of all kinds, 

frequently inserting my own 

past life experiences.

However, my family members usually 

stop me from telling my old personal stories 

because they have already heard them 

a hundred times.

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The Bee Gees - Voices

Sweet voices calling wild, 

echoing around this child

Sweet Faith I'll be joining you, 

when my story's over

Dee doo doo doo dah 

dee doo doo

Doo doo doo 

dee doo doo doo 

dee doo dah day

Small secrets in the wind, 

blowing till the end begins

Oh my children stand by me till 

my story's over

Dee doo doo doo dah dee doo doo

Doo doo doo 

dee doo doo doo 

dee doo dah day

If I were you and you were me 

those voices they would cease to be

They won't be free to torment me again

But in my bed again last night,

those voices spoke of wrong and right

They spoke of darkness and of light

They spoke of weakness and of might

The spoke of people in the snow

And distant places long ago

The spoke of fire and falling rain

Of health and wealth and death and pain

Nah....

Sweet voices calling wild , 

echoing around this child

Sweet Faith I'll be joining you , 

when my story's over

If I were you and you were me 

those voices they would cease to be

They won't be free to torment me again

But in my bed again last night 

those voices spoke of wrong and right

They spoke of darkness and of light

They spoke of weakness and of might

They spoke of people in the snow

And distant places long ago

They spoke of fire and falling rain

Of health and wealth and death and pain

Be Who You Are

It is not easy to be who you are.

Life does not allow you

to make no compromise

when interacting with others.

Someone may be clever enough

to allow himself to make

only small compromises

without breaking his bottom line.

But the bottom line is always set

to be broken—

uncontrollably, unexpectedly,

and unpredictably.

The Bee Gees - Be Who You Are

Be who you are
Don't ever change
The world was made to 

measure for your smile
So smile

Those crazy dreams
We threw, we threw away
I've never been alone with you
I never could
They say

That love will find a way
And love will never be set free
And I won't ever let you be
You could not understand
You never will

Be who you are
I bless, I bless your name
And all that summer madness 

caused the rain
And we, we

The glory that we made
My love will grace the halls of time
For love that never can be mine
You could not love me then
I love you still

 

Father and I

When I was small,

 father was tall and strong.

Father could throw me up above his head 

and let me land on his chest.

Then I was tall,

father from long before could not throw me up

because I was too heavy for him 

even just to pick me up.

 Father was no more tall and strong.

 But he could jog with me occasionally.

Time flied and no one asked the time of day.

One day, I suddenly found that

father was still tall and strong,

when I attempted to throw my son up 

above my head and 

let my son land on my chest.

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The above passages are inspired by the lyrics of 

the Bee Gees' First of May:

When I was small

And Christmas trees were tall

We used to laugh while others used to play

Don't ask me why

But time has passed us by

Someone else moved in from far away

Now we are tall

And Christmas trees are small

And you don't ask the time of day

But you and I

Our love will never die

To kiss and cry, "Come, first of May"

The apple tree that grew for you and me

I watched the apples falling one by one

And I recall the moment of them all

The day I kissed your cheek and you were gone

Now we are tall

And Christmas trees are small

And you don't ask the time of day

But you and I

Our love will never die

To kiss and cry, "Come, first of May"

When I was small

And Christmas trees were tall

Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo

Don't ask me why

But time has passed us by

Someone else moved in from far away

Saddening face

Usually when one gets old,

edges of his mouth will turn down,

 

A down-turned mouth will

give others an impression that one is sad

because the whole face become saddened.

A saddened face is not appealing,

it turns people away.

 

But this saddened face is brought up

by unavoidable physiological decline!

 

Need to avoid!

So do some facials! 
or
just simply smile more!

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The Bee Gees - Mr. Natural