"Hurry up!" I always hear you say,
"Or I'll leave you behind."
I hear those words the whole day long,
And though you are so kind
Most all the time I wish just once
I'd hear you softly say,
"Just take your time to tie your shoes"
Or "finish up your play."
The world is all so new to me,
Time has not dimmed my sight.
And all around there's things to see
That fill me with delight.
Don't catch me up in your rush-
Round pressures that I cannot stand.
Just slow down and look around,
And then you'll understand.
Please let me take the time to look,
To listen, and to climb.
I'll miss some things along the way
If I hurry all the time.
For some day you'll say, "Hurry up!"
When you're walking down the road.
You'll turn around and I'll be gone...
'Cause I hurried up and growed!
By Cecilia Benson
Show me your ways, O LORD,
Teach me your paths.
Psalms 25:4