Do not stand by my grave and weep I am not there, I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow I am the diamond glints on snow I am the sunlight on ripened grain I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you awake in the morning's hush I am the swift upflinging rush, Of quiet birds in circling flight.
I am the soft starlight at night, Do not stand at my grave and cry I am not there, I did not die.
Author Unknown
The Courage of Life
The courage of life is often a less dramatic spectacle than the courage of the final moment; but it is no less a magnificent mixture of triumph and tragedy.