A timely inspiring poem...

Train of Life

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Some folks ride the train of
life

Looking out the rear,

Watching miles of life roll
by,

And marking every year.



They sit in sad
remembrance,

Of wasted days gone by,

And curse their life for
what it was,

And hang their head and cry.



But I don't
concern myself with that,

I took a different vent,

I look
forward to what life holds,

And not what has been
spent.



So strap me to the engine,

As securely as I can
be,

I want to be out on the front,

To see what I can
see.



I want to feel the winds of change,

Blowing in my
face,

I want to see what life unfolds,

As I move from place to
place.



I want to see what's coming up,

Not looking at the
past,

Life's too short for yesterdays,

It moves along too
fast.



So if the ride gets bumpy,

While you are looking
back,

Go up front, and you may find,

Your life has jumped the
track.



It's all right to remember,

That's part of
history,

But up front's where it's happening,

There's so much
mystery.



The enjoyment of living,

Is not where we have
been,

It's looking ever forward,

To another year and
ten.



It's searching all the byways,

Never should you
refrain,

For if you want to live your life,

You gotta drive
the train.



[got this poem from pravsworld, as part of daily subscription mails - not sure about the content re-production/permission nitty gritties here - if anybody has any qualms i'll remove it from here]