Message from Chico

Message from Chico



May God not permit me to lose my ROMANTICISM,
though knowing that roses do not speak.
That I do not lose my OPTIMISM,
though knowing that the future that awaits us is not a happy one
That I do not lose my WILL TO LIVE,
though knowing that life is, in many moments, painful.



That I do not lose my interest in MAKING GOODS FRIENDS,
though knowing that, as the world turns,
they wind up departing from our lives.
That I do not lose the will to HELP PEOPLE,
though knowing that many of them are unable to see,
to recognize and to return this help.



That I do not lose my EQUILIBRIUM,
though knowing that countless forces desire my downfall.
That I do not lose the WILL TO LOVE,
though knowing that the person that I love best,
may not share the same feelings for me.
That I do not lose the LIGHT and the BRILLIANCE OF MY EYES,
though knowing that many things that I will see in the world,
will darken my vision.



That I do not lose my ENTHUSIASM,
though knowing that defeat and loss
are two extremely dangerous adversaries.
That I do not lose my REASONING,
though knowing that the temptations of life are countless and delightful.
That I do not lose the SENSE OF JUSTICE,
though knowing that the one harmed could be me.



That I do not lose the STRENGTH OF MY EMBRACE,
though aware that one day my arms will be weak.
That I do not lose the BEAUTY and THE HAPPINESS OF SIGHT,
though knowing that a lot of tears will drop from my eyes
and flow from my soul.
That I do not lose the LOVE FOR MY FAMILY,
though knowing that many times it would demand
incredible efforts on my part to maintain its harmony.



That I do not lose the will of GIVING THIS TREMENDOUS LOVE
that exists in my heart,
though knowing that often it will be subjected and even rejected.
That I do not lose the will to be GREAT,
though knowing that the world is small.
And above all...



That I never forget that God loves me infinitely,
that a small grain of happiness and hope within each one
is capable of changing and transforming anything, because
LIFE is CONSTRUCTED in our DREAMS
And is SUMMED UP IN LOVE!

Lovingly,
Francisco Cândido Xavier