The Gift of the Magi
Published:
O. Henry Museum, Austin
Author: Koutian Wu; GitHub: ktwu01
“I miss you” may not mean I miss one person.
Perhaps, in that instant, memory returned to me the self I once was, happy and brave.
Sometimes I think of beautiful moments and weep.
Sometimes I remember that I am not the only one fighting in this world.
There are so many good stories still waiting to unfold.
Our lives and stories, our research and our striving, must go on.
Why should we grieve the passing of time?
The boundless ideals of one person can never be fully realized within a finite body.
So why should we grieve?