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**Peter** · 04-09-2003, 05:53 PM

Subject: Sand and stone

The story goes that 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 friend 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 other 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 an entire life to forget them.

Send this phrase to the people you'll never forget. It's a short message to let them know that you'll never forget them

Take the time to live.

**Ann** · 04-09-2003, 09:55 PM

I really like that one Peter. It made me sit up and think.

Thanks!!!

margo · 04-10-2003, 01:19 PM

Great post, Peter - thanks for sharing

Debbie · 06-13-2004, 05:42 PM

Received this in an email today and figured I would bump it up

Gabe · 06-13-2004, 05:47 PM

Thanks for the bump Deb.
"They say it takes a minute to find a special person an hour to appreciate them, a day to love them, but an entire life to forget them."
Yep.
And thanks Peter for the original post.

04-09-2003, 05:53 PM	#1 (permalink)
Peter Moderator Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Leaving Sparta Posts: 2,931	Sand and stone Subject: Sand and stone The story goes that 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 friend 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 other 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 an entire life to forget them. Send this phrase to the people you'll never forget. It's a short message to let them know that you'll never forget them Take the time to live.

04-09-2003, 09:55 PM	#2 (permalink)
Ann Forum Leader Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: By The Lake Posts: 25,173	I really like that one Peter. It made me sit up and think. Thanks!!! __________________ “Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” ~Winnie the Pooh~

04-10-2003, 01:19 PM	#3 (permalink)
margo Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: North Vancouver, British Columbia Posts: 1,727	Great post, Peter - thanks for sharing __________________ Sometimes I go about in pity for myself, and all the while a great wind is bearing me across the sky. ~Ojibwe saying~

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06-13-2004, 05:42 PM	#4 (permalink)
Debbie I used to work here ;) Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: I live in Trevose, PA & collect Barbies :) Posts: 2,016	Received this in an email today and figured I would bump it up

06-13-2004, 05:47 PM	#5 (permalink)
Gabe Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,955	Thanks for the bump Deb. "They say it takes a minute to find a special person an hour to appreciate them, a day to love them, but an entire life to forget them." Yep. And thanks Peter for the original post.

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