Discussion => The No Wake Zone => WarZone => Topic started by: IRRebel on May 10, 2009, 08:48:16 PM
Title: Sand and Stone, Happy Mothers Day
Post by: IRRebel on May 10, 2009, 08:48:16 PM
My daughter for some reason, emailed this to me this morning while I was at work. I think she was concerned I'd take mother's day hard. But maybe we can all relate something to this. (Sorry, took awhile to get it from my blackberry to my laptop).
"Sand & Stone TWO FRIENDS WERE WALKING THROUGH THE DESERT DURING SOME POINT OF THE JOURNEY, THEY HAD AN ARGUMENT; AND ONE FRIEND SLAPPED THE OTHER ONE IN THE FACE THE ONE WHO GOT SLAPPED WAS HURT, BUT WITHOUT SAYING ANYTHING, WROTE IN THE SAND
TODAY MY BEST FRIEND SLAPPED ME IN THE FACE
THEY KEPT ON WALKING, UNTIL THEY FOUND AN OASIS, WHERE THEY DECIDED TO TAKE A BATH
THE ONE WHO HAD BEEN SLAPPED GOT STUCK IN THE MIRE! AND STARTED DROWNING, BUT THE FRIEND SAVED HIM.
AFTER HE RECOVERED FROM THE NEAR DROWNING, HE WROTE ON A STONE:
'TODAY MY BEST FR IEND SAVED MY LIFE'
THE FRIEND WHO HAD SLAPPED AND SAVED HIS BEST FRIEND ASKED HIM, 'AFTER I HURT YOU, YOU WROTE IN THE SAND AND NOW, YOU WRITE ON A STONE, WHY?'
THE FRIEND REPLIED 'WHEN SOMEONE HURTS US WE SHOULD WRITE IT DOWN IN SAND, WHERE WINDS OF FORGIVENESS CAN ERASE IT AWAY. BUT, WHEN SOMEONE DOES SOMETHING GOOD FOR US, WE MUST ENGRAVE IT IN STONE WHERE NO WIND CAN EVER ERASE IT'
LEARN TO WRITE YOUR HURTS IN THE SAND AND TO CARVE YOUR BENEFITS IN STONE.
THEY SAY IT TAKES A MINUTE TO FIND A SPECIAL PERSON, AN HOUR TO APPRECIATE THEM A DAY TO LOVE THEM, BUT THEN AN ENTIRE LIFE TO FORGET THEM.
SEND THIS TO THE PEOPLE YOU'LL NEVER FORGET. I JUST DID.
IF YOU DON'T SEND IT TO ANYONE, IT MEANS YOU'RE IN A HURRY AND THAT YOU'VE FORGOTTEN YOUR FRIENDS. TAKE THE TIME TO LIVE!
DO NOT VALUE THE THINGS YOU HAVE IN YOUR LIFE, BUT VALUE WHO YOU HAVE IN YOUR LIFE! AND IF I HAPPEN TO GET IT BACK, THEN I KNOW MY PLACE IN YOUR LIFE 'Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle."
Dunno why, just thought this was important to pass on. (gawd I must be getting soft and sappy! I need my old smart ass self back, lol)
Ray
Title: Re: Sand and Stone, Happy Mothers Day
Post by: beerjet on May 10, 2009, 09:26:58 PM
Positivity should be passed and spread. Good read Ray.
I hope to one day be glowing in positivity. One day......
-beerjet-
Title: Re: Sand and Stone, Happy Mothers Day
Post by: IRRebel on May 10, 2009, 09:45:31 PM
You already are Omar, to all of us that have the pleasure of knowing you.
Ray
Title: Re: Sand and Stone, Happy Mothers Day
Post by: beerjet on May 10, 2009, 09:56:28 PM