“As long as I shall liveI shall always beMy Self-and no other,Just Me.”

“As long as I live I shall always be My Self - and no other, Just me.”

“All the colors of the rainbowAll of voices of the windEvery dream that reaches outThat reaches out to find where love beginsEvery word of every storyEvery star in every skyEvery corner of creation lives to testifychorus:For as long as I shall liveI will testify to loveI'll be a witness in the silences when words are not enoughWith every breath I take I will give thanks to God aboveFor as long as I shall liveI will testify to loveFrom the mountains to the valleysFrom the rivers to the seaEvery hand that reaches outEvery hand that reaches out to offer peaceEvery simple act of mercyEvery step to kingdom comeAll the Hope in every heart will speak what love has donechoruschurus”

“and new conditions of existence will spring up, to which other men will grow just as accustomed, and I shall not know about them, for I shall be no more!”

“Night always turns to day again as long as the sun shall rise, so shall it be for darkened dreams grown pale from compromise”

“And what of regrets? I shall live with them. I shall accept my regrets as part of my life, to be numbered among my self-inflicted wounds. But I will not endlessly gaze at them. I shall allow the memories to prod me into doing better with those still living. And I shall allow them to sharpen the vision and intensify the hope for that Great Day coming when we can all throw ourselves into each other's arms and say, "I'm sorry.”