At the heart institute for treatment
But your heart is in perfect health
As loving as it can be
As patient as it can be
As joyful as it can be
No treatment needed for this compassionate heart
If anything we need to find how
Your heart became what it has become
Needless to say the trials of life have purified it
Needless to say prayer has burnished it
You may be in the heart institute for treatment
But your heart is in much better shape than ours…
Lida Berghuis
July 4th, 2015
Why do we forgive?
Because our love exceeds the hurt
We have experienced
Because we know we have
Done wrong too
Because we know we all
Make mistakes
Because love heals
Both us and the who has erred
July 4, 2015
We were fifteen
The cream of the crop
From all over Iran
Wide eyed and ready to take on the world
Idealism was the order of the day
Most things seemed possible at the time
Yet we had a lot to learn
Now, we’re fifty
Time has passed
We have scattered all over Iran
All over the world
No longer naive, we have experienced life
We have experienced love and heartache
Perhaps we now know the value of
Friendship more
Won’t take it for granted, if we once did
Each of us has forged a path
Done wonderful things
Challenges have been there too
But that’s where friendship comes in
Now our messages criss-cross the world
Weaving a web of love as they do
Perhaps a love exists that didn’t exist before
Living life has taught us this
We were fifteen, and now we’re fifty
My dear friends, it couldn’t be better than this!
Lida Berghuis
June 30th, 2015
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