Category: Monologues

  • When I was young, I thought being alive was normal.

    When I was young, I thought being alive was normal. I thought mornings were guaranteed.I thought my friends would always answer the phone.I thought my parents would always be downstairs.I thought there would always be another summer. Nobody tells you how many things in life happen for the last time without warning. One day your…

  • Life is made of mornings

    When I was young, I thought life was made of years. At eighty-three, I can tell you the truth. Life is made of mornings. A few thousand ordinary mornings. That’s all we get. And the tragedy is that most people don’t realize it until the mornings are almost gone. I look at young people today…

  • The problem is you think you have time.

    And because of that, people wait. They wait to travel.Wait to forgive.Wait to say “I love you.”Wait to become the person they already know they should become. Then suddenly one day a doctor closes the door behind them and says:“There’s not much time left.” And all the ordinary moments instantly become priceless. Young people think…