Thursday, October 24, 2013

I Apologize To All the Friends I Have Hurt And Will Try To Do Better

When hurt, I strike back ususaly because i feel the one or ones who have hurt me do not have all the facts. I try to strike back with facts. Let me know personally by name how I have hurt you and I will try to make amends.

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 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
> 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 KNOWN IN YOUR LIFE!
>
>
>
>
> Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of
> battle.
>
>
>

1 comment:

mjgreytak said...

Dad, I appreciate your Courage in facing the numerous issues you have stood up to and will always be your biggest supporter ( or at least share that position with Nancy). Love you always...MJ