Today one of my young friends and students lost his battle with Cancer. His fight was full of strength and courage and the legacy and life that he has left behind has served as a beacon to those who know him. I'm not going to name him, for that has been done many times, but I am going to honour his memory in this way. The following song is called 'For Good'. It's a powerful finale to a powerful story in Wicked, but it is a testament to what my young friend meant to me and others. As the sun came down on another day today, my heart and my thoughts were with a family that is now grieving, a school which is now holding the glimmering torch of hope for others and a community that is sadder for losing one of their gems.
Please pray for all Cancer Patients. It could happen to any of us at anytime...
I've heard it said
That people come into our lives for a reason
Bringing something we must learn
And we are led
To those who help us most to grow
If we let them
And we help them in return
Well, I don't know if I believe that's true
But I know I'm who I am today
Because I knew you...
Like a comet pulled from orbit
As it passes a sun
Like a stream that meets a boulder
Halfway through the wood
Who can say if I've been changed for the better?
But because I knew you
I have been changed for good
It well may be
That we will never meet again
In this lifetime
So let me say before we part
So much of me
Is made of what I learned from you
You'll be with me
Like a handprint on my heart
And now whatever way our stories end
I know you have re-written mine
By being my friend...
Like a ship blown from its mooring
By a wind off the sea
Like a seed dropped by a skybird
In a distant wood
Who can say if I've been changed for the better?
But because I knew you
That people come into our lives for a reason
Bringing something we must learn
And we are led
To those who help us most to grow
If we let them
And we help them in return
Well, I don't know if I believe that's true
But I know I'm who I am today
Because I knew you...
Like a comet pulled from orbit
As it passes a sun
Like a stream that meets a boulder
Halfway through the wood
Who can say if I've been changed for the better?
But because I knew you
I have been changed for good
It well may be
That we will never meet again
In this lifetime
So let me say before we part
So much of me
Is made of what I learned from you
You'll be with me
Like a handprint on my heart
And now whatever way our stories end
I know you have re-written mine
By being my friend...
Like a ship blown from its mooring
By a wind off the sea
Like a seed dropped by a skybird
In a distant wood
Who can say if I've been changed for the better?
But because I knew you
I have been changed for Good
Lyric Source: http://www.metrolyrics.com/for-good-lyrics-wicked.html
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