主题：LETTER FROM A GENIUS

Great Words From a Great Contemporary Author

Gabriel Garcia Marquez is a famous writer from Columbia . He is a Nobel Peace prize winner for literature and is undoubtedly a genius. He has retired from public life for reasons of health. He has a form of cancer which is terminal. He has sent a farewell letter to all his friends and it is being circulated on the Internet. It is recommended reading because it is moving to see how one of the best and most brilliant of writers expresses himself and with sorrow. It is so introspective about life's choices; it should be shared by all.

Gabriel Garcia Marquez是哥伦比亚一位著名作家。他是诺贝尔文学奖得主及一位无容置疑的天才。因为健康理由他已退出公众活动。他患的是末期癌症。他给所有朋友发出一封告别信件并且它被散布在互联网上。介绍给大家阅读是由于它是出自一位最佳，最出色作家，用充满哀痛感人，自我表达的作品。它关于生活决择方面是非常有内心反省的; 它应该给所有人分享。

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He states

If I could be granted with a little bit more of life, I would use it to the best of my ability. I wouldn't possibly say everything that is in my mind, but I would be more thoughtful of all I say. I would give merit to things not for what they are worth, but for what they mean to express. I would sleep little, I would dream more, because I know that for every minute that we close our eyes, we waste 60 seconds of light. I would walk while others stop; I would awake while others sleep. If I could be granted with a  little bit more of life, I would dress in a simple manner. I would place myself in front of the sun, leaving not only my body, but my mind naked at its mercy. To all men I would say how mistaken they are when they think that they stop falling in love when they grow old, without knowing that they grow old when they stop falling in love. I would give wings to hildren, but I would leave it to them to learn how to fly by themselves. To old people I would say that death doesn't arrive when they grow old, but with forgetfulness. I have learned so much with you all, I have learned that everybody wants to live on top of the mountain, without knowing that true happiness is obtained in the journey taken and the form used to reach the top of the hill. I have learned that when a newborn baby holds, with its
 little hand, his father's finger, it has trapped him for the rest of his life. I have learned that a man has the right and obligation to look down at another man, only when that man needs help to get up from the ground. Say always what you feel, not what you think. If I knew that today is the last time that I am going to see you asleep, I would hug you with all my strength. If I knew that these are the last moments to see you, I would say "I love you". There is always tomorrow, and life gives us another opportunity to do things right; but in case I am wrong, and today is all that is left to me, I would love to tell you how much I love you and that I will never forget you. Tomorrow is never guaranteed to anyone, young or old. Today could be the last time to see your loved ones, which is why you mustn't wait; do it today, in case tomorrow never arrives. I am sure you will be sorry you wasted the opportunity today to give a smile, a hug, a kiss, and that you were too busy to grant them their last wish. Keep your loved ones near you; tell them in their ears and to their faces how much you need them and love
them. Love them and treat them well; take your time to tell them "I am sorry"; "forgive me", "please", "thank you", and all those loving words you know. Nobody will know you for your secret thought. Seek wisdom and strength to express them. Show your friends and loved ones how important they are to you. Send this letter to those you love. If you don't do it today...tomorrow will be like yesterday; and if you never do it, it doesn't matter, either, the moment to do it is now. For you, with much love, Your Friend  Gabriel Garcia Marquez. A