I passed a dying man today

I passed a dying man today.  He didn’t know he was dying. 
He didn’t know that every moment that passed was important.  He forgot that this life was about living.

I passed a dying man today.  And I thought about my life. 
I thought about every moment I take for granted. 
I thought about all the things I think I’ll change…and all the excuses I make not to. 
I thought about every opportunity I have the chance to make my own. 
And I thought about the open windows I let them fly out of.

I passed a dying man today. 
The sadness in the air touched me and lit a light in my mind.

As I passed the dying man today, the wind whispered and my heart opened up.
The wind whispered pleasures into my ear, carressed me and wooed me.

As I passed the dying man today, I opened my eyes and finally looked.
I looked and saw the faces of life I had just passed by.

I didn’t pass a dying man today at all. 
Instead, I fell in love.

I fell in love…with a long forgotten freedom.