Augie's Wishes

if i were to be presumptive of the things that augie would wish for his friends, here are a few of them:

1. he would have wanted us to smile everytime we remembered him and if we shed a tear, it would be a joyful tear, for knowing him when he lived

2. he would have asked for us to continue living for tomorrow and not dwell on the past

3. he would have told us not to grieve for him anymore and wish for him to come back but to continue living and celebrating the memories he left behind

he will be in our thoughts always... with that mona lisa smile forever on his face