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historyteach · 08-09-2008, 04:35 AM

Quote:

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 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 APRECIATE THEM,
A DAY TO LOVE THEM,
BUT THEN ,
AN ENTIRE LIFETIME TO FORGET THEM.

SEND THIS TO THE PEOPLE YOU'LL NEVER FORGET.
I JUST DID. :ghug

TAKE THE TIME TO LIVE!

DO NOT VALUE THE THINGS YOU HAVE IN YOUR LIFE, BUT VALUE
*WHO* YOU HAVE IN YOUR LIFE!

'Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle.'

Shalom!

**Ann** · 08-09-2008, 04:50 AM

That's beautiful, Teach, thank you for the inspiration to begin my day.

P.S. I have to giggle because I thought this was a thread addressed to our member named Stone.

stone · 08-09-2008, 05:34 AM

Me too!

citychick · 08-09-2008, 06:39 AM

me three

IO Storm · 08-09-2008, 12:30 PM

Number Four!

historyteach · 08-09-2008, 02:07 PM

Perhaps I should have titled it, "In stone?"

Sorry for the confusion...
But, I hope the message still resonates.

Shalom!

Rusty Zipper · 08-09-2008, 06:02 PM

IO Storm · 08-09-2008, 07:15 PM

Okay...can't resist it!

Lurker Dee's down there..so that makes six and with six you get egg roll!

(Older members will understand....)

hope3 · 08-09-2008, 10:01 PM

Thank-you Teach, that

was beautiful...

Hope3

IO Storm · 08-10-2008, 12:38 PM

'WHEN SOMEONE HURTS US
WE SHOULD WRITE IT DOWN
IN SAND, WHERE WINDS OF
FORGIVENESS CAN ERASE IT AWAY".

Focusing on this today with God's help..

Thanks HT.

scaredykat · 08-10-2008, 01:43 PM

Good message. Really needed to hear this today.

indigo · 08-11-2008, 05:33 AM

It definately spoke to me Teach thanks.

Live · 08-11-2008, 06:19 AM

YES!

And the last line.....about being kinder than necessary.......I hope to remember that each and every morning!

Zencat · 08-11-2008, 08:43 AM

Fluttering · 08-11-2008, 10:14 AM

Thank You teach. Wonderful thoughts to carry thu today

08-09-2008, 04:50 AM	#2 (permalink)
Ann Forum Leader Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: By The Lake Posts: 25,192	That's beautiful, Teach, thank you for the inspiration to begin my day. P.S. I have to giggle because I thought this was a thread addressed to our member named Stone. __________________ “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~

08-09-2008, 05:34 AM	#3 (permalink)
stone Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: UK Posts: 18,303	Me too! __________________ . As from a fire aflame thousands of sparks come forth, even so from the Creator an infinity of beings have life and to him return again. -- Maitri Upanishads

08-09-2008, 06:39 AM	#4 (permalink)
citychick Member Arkanoid Flash Champion! Rat Trap Champion! SD-Pong Champion! Tournaments Won: 1 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: NSW Posts: 2,908	me three __________________ " Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass...it's about learning to dance in the rain."

08-09-2008, 12:30 PM	#5 (permalink)
IO Storm IO Storm Wheel Of Fortune Champion! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 18,180 Blog Entries: 2	Number Four! __________________ "God holds me still in the eye of the Storm"

08-09-2008, 02:07 PM	#6 (permalink)
historyteach To Life! Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 9,303	Perhaps I should have titled it, "In stone?" Sorry for the confusion... But, I hope the message still resonates. Shalom! __________________ IMAGINE

08-09-2008, 06:02 PM	#7 (permalink)
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08-09-2008, 07:15 PM	#8 (permalink)
IO Storm IO Storm Wheel Of Fortune Champion! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 18,180 Blog Entries: 2	Okay...can't resist it! Lurker Dee's down there..so that makes six and with six you get egg roll! (Older members will understand....) __________________ "God holds me still in the eye of the Storm"

08-09-2008, 10:01 PM	#9 (permalink)
hope3 Hope3 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Upstate, NY Posts: 2,146	Thank-you Teach, that was beautiful... Hope3 __________________ If I focus on the solutions, the problems won't seem impossible!

08-10-2008, 12:38 PM	#10 (permalink)
IO Storm IO Storm Wheel Of Fortune Champion! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 18,180 Blog Entries: 2	'WHEN SOMEONE HURTS US WE SHOULD WRITE IT DOWN IN SAND, WHERE WINDS OF FORGIVENESS CAN ERASE IT AWAY". Focusing on this today with God's help.. Thanks HT. __________________ "God holds me still in the eye of the Storm"

08-10-2008, 01:43 PM	#11 (permalink)
scaredykat Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Upstate, N.Y. Posts: 4,593 Blog Entries: 7	Good message. Really needed to hear this today. __________________ * BB quotes cited from the 1st Ed.* One Day at a Time Sobriety Date: Jan 19, 2008

08-11-2008, 05:33 AM	#12 (permalink)
indigo Community Greeter Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Mid-Life Express Posts: 9,928	It definately spoke to me Teach thanks. __________________ When you judge others, you do not define them, you define yourself." Namasté

08-11-2008, 06:19 AM	#13 (permalink)
Live Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Bristol TN/VA Posts: 11,306 Blog Entries: 5	YES! And the last line.....about being kinder than necessary.......I hope to remember that each and every morning! __________________ Each small candle lights a corner of the dark....Roger Waters

08-11-2008, 08:43 AM	#14 (permalink)
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08-11-2008, 10:14 AM	#15 (permalink)
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