Nilda David

“I have died at the ripe age of twenty.
Smile, for the world didn't get a chance to disappoint me.

I have died at the mature age of ninety.
Smile, for my life was more than satisfying.

I have died suddenly—out of the blue.
Smile, for I didn't have to fall ill before you.

I have died from a long illness.
Smile, for I had the chance to say goodbye.

I did not want to leave this Earth.
But smile, for I am still here among you.

Why are you crying?
Can you not see I am smiling?”
― Kamand Kojouri

“Be very careful when you judge another human being. Do not measure anybody strictly based on the bad you see in them and ignore all the good. Be wary of any man who intentionally ignores another man's record of deeds or work history simply to impose their own agenda. Such a man's judgment lacks merit and should be disregarded immediately. Without a conscience, there is no truth in them.”
― Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem

“Love me...with all the abandon
of a sudden wild rain.”
― Sanober Khan, A Thousand Flamingos

“Judgement is always based on experience and sometimes you will battle a person's history first, before commonsense will ever win the war.”
― Shannon L. Alder