Monday, April 03, 2006

How do you measure your life?

Five hundred twenty-five thousand Six hundred minutes,
Five hundred twenty-five thousand Moments so dear.
Five hundred twenty-five thousand Six hundred minutes
How do you measure, measure a year?

In daylights, in sunsets, in midnights, In cups of coffee
In inches, in miles, in laughter, in strife.

Five hundred twenty-five thousand Six hundred minutes!
Five hundred twenty-five thousand Journeys to plan.
Five hundred twenty-five thousand Six hundred minutes
How do you measure the life Of a woman or a man?

In truths that she learned, Or in times that he cried.
In bridges he burned, Or the way that she died.

In diapers, report cards, in spoke wheels, in speeding tickets
In contracts, dollars, in funerals, in births.

In ive hundred twenty-five thousand Six hundred minutes
How do you measure A year in the life?
How about love?
Measure in love. Seasons of love.

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

I choose to measure with:

- love
- cups of TEA (sorry) ;-)
- truth
- time together

Bye bye

J: said...

por ahora en:
- exámenes aprobados
- exámenes aprobados
- exámenes aprobados
- exámenes aprobados

Vicky said...

Me alegro mucho que al menos Uds. dos mis queridos amigos, se hayan animado a "publicar" sus medidas... Las que muestran que somos tan personales como únicos. Los sistemas de medición son arbitrarios, quién nos dijo que un metro es un metro??! Si se nos cantara podriamos hacer nuestra propia unidad de medida,de tiempo... sólo necesitamos un acuerdo, y hacerlo arbitrario.
Por lo pronto... Tea is just 4 ur liebche! Pepe pronto, pronto cambiarás de medida, Graduation coming SO soon! Cheers!

benjamin1974© said...

Creo que las experiencias, las vivencias, el pensamiento, las alegrias, el sufrimiento y todo lo vivido crean en uno una medida unica de ver o valorar la vida.
By the way, is that a song from "Rent", the Broadway Musical?

Vicky said...

Si, si Mark, es de RENT!! Un extracto.

Anonymous said...

Exelente... Yo creo que mediria mi vida en Oportunidades aprobechadas y en demostraciones de Amor otorgadas y recibidas... La mejor medida es el Amor!!
Besos
La Rach

Suka said...

wow, wow, wow!!! can´t really measure it... maybe that´s why Moses asked God to help him count his days.... because they are the ones that make up the years...

VAL said...

holis! soy nuevita aka... =P pero me meti sin kerer buscanod otra cosa y..oh1 casualidad! me encontre con la letra d la cancion q toy cantando todos los dias desde hace 1 mes!! adoro esta cancion!! yo la mediria en sonrisas...para mmi, las sonrisas mueven el mundo!! =) SMILE!! kisses!! -.val.-