Perhaps one of the few differences between human beings and animals is that human beings are conscious of the passing of time. They can direct their attention to the future; to construct their reality on an idea, of a reality-yet-to-be. They can have life projects and determine what they will be and what they want reality to be.

Perhaps that is why someone said that what differentiates a human being from an animal is an ability to promise and fulfill the uttered words.

So friend, so promise me something, anything.
Promise me something, anything, to show that I perhaps still figure in your future.
Promise me something ludicrous, and yet hope that it will happen.
Promise me something simple and close to my heart, to show that you understand me.
Promise me that we will have tea under a starlit sky in a cool evening breeze one day.
Promise me that we will meet one day, anyday, anytime, anywhere, before our final departure from this mortal realm.
Promise me that while faraway, you will raise your glass to propose a toast to the memories we shared, even if I will not be there to hear them.

Understand that the winds carry not only sounds, but also memories and blessings.

Promise me something, anything, to concretize our ethereal words, muttered under our equally intangible breaths, to set our footsteps in each other's lives.

So promise me...