‘IF DEATH WAS A THOUGHT’
James Michael Tyler read poem on ‘eternal life’ in haunting final Insta post before cancer death
FRIENDS star James Michael Tyler read a poem about “eternal life” in a haunting final Instagram post months before his death.
The actor, who played Gunther in the sitcom, passed away at the age of 59 following his battle with stage 4 prostate cancer.
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Months before his death, Tyler uploaded a seven-minute clip of him voicing the Stephen J Kalinich poem “If you Knew”.
He shared the video to raise awareness for the Prostate Cancer Foundation.
The Friends star said: “If you knew that death was a thought, would you let it dissolve and live forever?
“If you knew that love was giving, would you stand in line waiting? If you knew that love was all, would you spend time hating?"
Tyler continued: “If you knew that beyond every tear was laughter, would you bear your hardships and not complain? If you knew wars could never be won, would you cease your fighting?
"If you knew that God was every man - that when the breath of love poured itself into others, it didn't forget you.
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"If you knew that none stand in your way except yourself, would you go toward the mark? Could you know that you are timeless, that you were a celebration in a meeting place of events past and future in this present?"
The poem chillingly concludes: "If you knew that when you see in your mind's eye, a transparent man that has a glowing light around himself that holds in his hands' plants, universes, and solar systems. Would you know that man, is you?"
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