Sunday, April 10, 2011

Stones

STONES

 
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 MATERIAL
THINGS
YOU HAVE IN YOUR LIFE,

BUT VALUE
WHO YOU HAVE KNOWN IN
YOUR LIFE!

AND IF I HAPPEN TO GET THIS BACK,
THEN I KNOW MY PLACE IN YOUR LIFE

Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet

is fighting some kind of battle.

 

Hugs and Love to all my dear friends….who I cherish more than anything! You are always there to lift me up, give me strength and make me laugh when I feel like crying.

1 comment:

  1. I do not hear from you very often but it does not mean you are not my friend. do not feel bad if I don't send it back to you...I still consider you a friend. you may write any time you please...I do not bite.
    enjoy life everyday! love, Eddie

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