To realize the value of a sister/brother Ask someone Who doesn't have one.
To realize The value of ten years: Ask a newly Divorced couple.
To realize The value of four years: Ask a graduate.
To realize The value of one year:Ask a student who has failed a final exam!
To realize The value of nine months: Ask a mother who gave birth To a stillborn.
To realize The value of one month:Ask a mother Who has given birth to A premature baby....
To realize The value of one week: ask an editor of a Weekly newspaper.
To realize The value of one minute: Ask a person Who has missed the train, bus or plane.
To realize The value of one-second:Ask a person Who has survived an accident.
To realize the value of a friend or family member:LOSE ONE.
Hold on tight to the ones you love!
Time waits for no one. Treasure every moment you have. You will treasure it even more when You can share it with someone special.
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Thursday, May 7, 2009
We All Need a Tree
I hired a plumber to help me restore an old farmhouse, and after he had just finished a rough first day on the job - a flat tire made him lose an hour of work, his electric drill quit, and his ancient one ton truck refused to start - I drove him home. He sat in stony silence.
Upon arriving home, he invited me in to meet his family. As we walked toward the front door, he paused briefly at a small tree, touching the tips of the branches with both hands.
Afterwards, he walked me to the car. We passed the tree and my curiosity got the better of me. I asked him about what I had seen him do earlier.
“Oh, that’s my trouble tree,” he replied, I” know I can’t help having troubles on the job, but one thing’s for sure, those troubles don’t belong in the house with my wife and the children. So, I just hang them up on the tree at night when I come home and ask that they be taken care of. Then in the morning, I pick them up again.”
“Funny thing is,” he smiled, “When I come out in the morning to pick ‘em up, there aren’t nearly as many as I remember hanging up the night before.”
WE ALL NEED A TREE
Upon arriving home, he invited me in to meet his family. As we walked toward the front door, he paused briefly at a small tree, touching the tips of the branches with both hands.
Afterwards, he walked me to the car. We passed the tree and my curiosity got the better of me. I asked him about what I had seen him do earlier.
“Oh, that’s my trouble tree,” he replied, I” know I can’t help having troubles on the job, but one thing’s for sure, those troubles don’t belong in the house with my wife and the children. So, I just hang them up on the tree at night when I come home and ask that they be taken care of. Then in the morning, I pick them up again.”
“Funny thing is,” he smiled, “When I come out in the morning to pick ‘em up, there aren’t nearly as many as I remember hanging up the night before.”
WE ALL NEED A TREE
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