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When you're
all confused and wonder what there is to make of life,
When you have a lot of trouble and are left with pain and
strife,
When your world is turning crazy and you want to get away,
When you know that's not the answer and you really have to
stay,
When you feel you've been rejected by the ones you thought
had cared,
When you try to find the reason but it leaves you feeling
scared,
When you think that maybe you're the one who's really
in the wrong,
When you feel you've been forgotten and no more do you
belong,
When the sun's no longer shining and the rain is coming
down,
When you try to walk on water but you know that you will drown,
When you try to hear the music but you can't recall the
song,
When you're feeling very weak inside instead of feeling
strong,
Then it's time to put the 'whens' aside
and try to see 'what ifs',
For the things that you are feeling now will toss you o'er the cliff.
What if you could
change your vision by the way you start each day,
What if you could take a minute just to meditate and pray,
What if others saw the person that you really are inside,
What if you could shed the bitterness and set it all aside,
What if you reached out in friendship and invited others in,
What if you forgave the sinner, who knew nothing but to sin,
What if you embraced each moment that presents itself to you,
What if every single one of them held riches that were new,
What if you looked to the future with a faith that none could
shake,
What if you could turn the other cheek and give instead of
take,
What if you could see the silver that is lining ev'ry cloud,
What if you could please that 'special one', instead of just the
crowd,
Then your world would come together in a way you'd never
dream,
And your life would have such purpose; in your eyes a pleasant
gleam,
So just put those 'whens' where they belong and try
to see 'what ifs',
And you'll find the grace and healing that will mend the
many rifts.
by
David Ronald Bruce Pekrul
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