And I hope you have learned what is obvious to a child.

That life is simply a collection of little lives,

each lived one day at a time.

That each day should be spent finding beauty in flowers

and poetry and talking to animals.

That a day spent with dreaming and sunsets

and refreshing breezes cannot be bettered.

But most of all, I hope you've learned that life

is about sitting on benches next to ancient creeks

with your hand on your knee and sometimes,

on good days, for falling in love