Slow Down

There's time when everyone should just stop and take a breather. Yet the world just rushes by, oblivious to everything else around, yet seemingly direction-less in their misguided passions and objectives. Do we really need to rush around that much? Or is life full of more meaning than we always see?

These were the thoughts as I finally had my dinner late at night. Sitting down at Burger King (regrettably alone), I couldn't help but give a little sigh of relief. That was pretty much the only time I had the time to slow things down and take a break. Even then I found myself starting to gobble down the fries and burger SAF style. Was it so hard to slow down? Or has haste been drummed into our poor minds?

Be fast or you'll be last. Be quick or you'll be in for trouble. In our current lifestyle where speed and efficiency has achieved dominance over just about every facet of life. Is that the way life should be? I think if everyone took time and slowed time down, they can see the beauty in nature around us.

I slow down when walking to the MRT station at times to stare up into the skies. I slow down when I chill out by the beach or by the pool. I slow down in my bed where I tuck myself in warm blankets and listen to nice soothing music. I slow down when I pray.

And indeed I cherish small pockets of time such as this. But yet, there's little choice but to stop and rejoin the masses of blurred lines of clockwork humans.

Oh.. and I'm so very disappointed Pool lost.. >< Lets all slow down!

Slow Down
by: Corinne May

16 hour work day just to provide
everything for his little tyke
No time to sing a lullaby
or give him a piggyback ride

TV, baby sitters, toys are awry
as he speeds out the doorway and car leaves the driveway
The boy runs out to his father but his steps are too small
He stretches out his hands to reach him as he tumbles and falls

~Chorus~

Slow down
I cant keep up with you
Your getting a little to quick for me to follow
Slow down
You're getting away from me
And i don't know how to slow you down

16 years together weathering the times
The good, the bad, the sweetest sights
Watching children of the children smile
As they did when they walked down the aisle

Walking kids in wheelchairs slowly whine
Twirling their ears, curling their faces
But now he's stumbling faster in towards that finish line
She stretches out her hands to hold him as he closes his eyes

~Chorus~