View Full Version : Lesson for the day.... TY my friend who sent this to me


mandyb
12-12-2007, 12:42 PM
TWO FRIENDS WERE WALKING THROUGH THE DESERT.
DURING SOME POINT OF THE JOURNEY THEY HAD AN ARGUMENT.
AND, ONE FRIEND SLAPPED THE OTHER IN THE FACE.

THE ONE WHO GOT SLAPPEDWAS HURT,
BUT WITHOUT SAYING ANYTHING,
WROTE IN THE SAND:

"TODAY MY BEST FRIENDSLAPPED 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 QUICK SAND
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,NOW YOU WRITE ON A STONE, WHY?"

THE FRIEND REPLIED "WHEN SOMEONE HURTS US
WE SHOULD WRITE I T 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 AND
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.

mrs_ski
12-12-2007, 12:44 PM
Aw. i like that, thanks for posting!

FlyboysGirl
12-12-2007, 02:23 PM
that is cute!