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Daily Quote:- “How can anyone ever love you for who you are if you become someone else to be with them?” -Unknown Author
"Learn to enjoy every minute of your life. Be happy now. Don't wait for something outside of yourself to make you happy in the future. Think how really precious is the time you have to spend, whether it's at work or with your family. Every minute should be enjoyed and savored."
Earl Nightingale 1921-1989, Author and Radio Announcer
Too Busy for a Friend...
One day a teacher asked her students to list the names of the other
students in the room on two sheets of paper, leaving a space between each
name.
Then she told them to think of the nicest thing they could say about each
of their classmates and write it down.
It took the remainder of the class period to finish their assignment, and
as the students left the room, each one handed in the papers.
That Saturday, the teacher wrote down the name of each student on a
separate sheet of paper, and listed what everyone else had said about that
individual.
On Monday she gave each student his or her list. Before long, the entire
class was smiling. "Really?" she heard whispered. "I never knew that I
meant anything to anyone!" and, "I didn't know others liked me so much,"
were most of the comments.
No one ever mentioned those papers in class again. She never knew if they
discussed them after class or with their parents, but it didn't matter. The
exercise had accomplished its purpose. The students were happy with
themselves and one another. That group of students moved on.
Several years later, one of the students was killed in Vietnam and his
teacher attended the funeral of that special student. She had never seen a
serviceman in a military coffin before. He looked so handsome, so mature.
The church was packed with his friends. One by one those who loved him took
a last walk by the coffin. The teacher was the last one to bless the coffin.
As she stood there, one of the soldiers who acted as pallbearer came up to
her. "Were you Mark's math teacher?" he asked. She nodded: "yes." Then he
said: "Mark talked about you a lot."
After the funeral, most of Mark's former classmates went together to a
luncheon. Mark's mother and father were there, obviously waiting to speak
with his teacher.
"We want to show you something," his father said, taking a wallet out of
his pocket "They found this on Mark when he was killed. We thought you
might recognize it."
Opening the billfold, he carefully removed two worn pieces of notebook
paper that had obviously been taped, folded and refolded many times. The
teacher knew without looking that the papers were the ones on which she had
listed all the good things each of Mark's classmates had said about him.
"Thank you so much for doing that," Mark's mother said. "As you can see,
Mark treasured it."
All of Mark's former classmates started to gather around. Charlie smiled
rather sheepishly and said, "I still have my list. It's in the top drawer
of my desk at home."
Chuck's wife said, "Chuck asked me to put his in our wedding album."
"I have mine too," Marilyn said. "It's in my diary"
Then Vicki, another classmate, reached into her pocketbook, took out her
wallet and showed her worn and frazzled list to the group. "I carry this
with me at all times," Vicki said and without batting an eyelash, she
continued: "I think we all saved our lists"
That's when the teacher finally sat down and cried. She cried for Mark and
for all his friends who would never see him again.
The density of people in society is so thick that we forget that life will
end one day. And we don't know when that one day will be.
So please, tell the people you love and care for, that they are special and
important. Tell them, before it is too late.
You've received this because I care for you and it means
there is probably at least someone for whom you care.
Remember, you reap what you sow.
What you put into the lives of others comes back into your own.
This Blog is to help in your life and lead to Success for you.
Richard Bejah :0)
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Posted by Richard Bejah at 12 Sep 2009, 10:23 PM 
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Good point. Definitely a good habit to form. Do tell people what you think and how you feel, particularly about them.
I do find the quote from 'unknown' rather presumptive in that it appears to dictate a particular way of being (one that matches speaker's own perception of who 'you' ought to be) over what 'you' find to be fitting.
As humans are dynamic (not static) beings, I find it extremely challenging to presume what the right/true persona is for another individual. Quote illustrates statements used to restrict liberties, hem-in or define what is acceptable/looks probable to us and impose it upon others when we ought to respect their exercise of free will.
In so doing, we work to discourage them from being as they wish! This, of course part of the give and take of being social and such pressure ought to be resisted and seen as a prompt to be sure we refrain from doing the same to others.
We, none of us, can be only one way in all circumstances, and I would hope not! We ought to be discerning enough to invoke appropriate conduct before elders, in professional or otherwise formal settings, among peers and again different among intimates. This is what it is to be human in society. We may also elect to exhibit qualities before some that we would would elect not to before others. This then does not lead to the conclusion that we are adopting qualities not our own. In fact, it would not be possible to do so. At least not for long. If the latter, then nothing need be said for it will have dropped off on its own and we can only love what is there not what is absent.
As among lovers, what we love is never the personality, when it is true love. Why? Because even after you love them, people will surely change their personal qualities-- they have to. So, if that's what you love, you will not love for long.
When it's true love, one is not, 1st of all, drawn to a person with clashing personal qualities, but they may surely be different. However, the quality of true love is such that, the personality is not a barrier to love! THIS is a FACT!
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Thanks, that was a great way to start my day.
Peter
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