20th March 2014 ~ AMcCS entertained us at UWA, in Perth.
Alexander McCall Smith posted a note on Facebook to his fans today and I’d like to quote the last bit:
QUOTE: May I conclude with lines from a poem I wrote some time ago. I have included it in a small pamphlet I published this Christmas, “The Heart of Each of Us”. It talks about love and about Agape, that form of selfless love of others that is so strong and so important. Here are the lines:
“What we lose, we think we lose forever,
But we are wrong about this: think of love –
Love is lost, we think it gone,
But it returns, often when least expected,
Forgives us our lack of attention, our failure of faith,
Our cold indifference; forgives us all this, and more;
Returns and says, “I was always there”.
Love, agape, whispers: “Merely remember me,
Don’t think I’ve gone away forever;
I am still here. With you. My power undimmed,
See, I am here.”
Happy Christmas!
Alexander McCall Smith : UNQUOTE
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Beautifully expressed! He has a brilliant way with words, must have been super to meet him Sue xxx
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It certainly was, Gracie. xx
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Oh, yes, that says it just right. Wonderful little poem.
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Thanks so much for reading my blog, Andrew. Hope you had a wonderful day, full of ‘agape’. xxxx
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Oh, two days of resting with the children and grandchildren from all over! Wonderful! I hope you had as much joy – and that next year is a bumper year for you in all ways.
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