Life's Reflections

Re: Life's Reflections

Caro Laithwaite VN — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 17:31:56 GMT

Nothing has changed ST:

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Sandra Taylor RVN, MBVNA — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 23:26:52 GMT

WAR

I often sit and wonder

What the world is all about

With the wars in different countries, and how they work it out

It seems to me it's always been the poor who have to suffer

They give them guns and feed them lies, and hope they will kill each other

But when the fight gets out of hand, or goes on for too long

The fat cats start to loose their wealth

And decide to drop a bomb

They beg the world to assist

Help rebuild what they have done

And the rich man he gets richer

But the poor man still gets none

So I am glad I'm now a collie dog

Sitting by the door

You see I used to be a poor man

And I've seen it all before

This was written and published in 1989 by my dad.

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Sandra Taylor RVN, MBVNA — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 22:51:57 GMT

Now this is the law of the Jungle-as old and as true as the sky

And the Wolf that shall keep it will prosper, but the Wolf that shall break it must die.

As the creeper that girdles the tree trunk, the law runneth forward and back

For the strength of the pack is the Wolf, and the strength of the Wolf is the pack.

Rudyard Kipling, The law of the Jungle.

Re: Life's Reflections

Saskia Quinn — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 20:03:59 GMT

The pure, the bright, the beautiful; that stirred our hearts in youth;

The impulses to wordless prayer; the streams of love and truth;

The longing after something lost, The spirit's yearning cry;

The striving after better hopes - These things can never die.

The timid hand stretched forth to aid, A brother in his need;

A kindly word in grief's dark hour, that proves a friend indeed;

The plea for mercy softly breathed, when justice threatens high;

The sorrow of a contrite heart - These things shall never die

Let nothing pass, for every hand must find some work to do;

Lose not a chance to waken love; Be firm and just and true;

So shall a light that cannot fade beam on thee from on high,

And angel voices say to thee - These things shall never die.

(Charles Dickens)

Re: Life's Reflections

Saskia Quinn — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 19:49:17 GMT

We look at it and we do not see it;

Its name is the invisible.

We listen to it and do not hear it;

Its name is the inaudible.

We touch it and do not find it;

Its name is the subtle.

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Vicky RVN — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 19:36:37 GMT

Thanks, he is my little star

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Fleabee99 — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 19:25:50 GMT

your staff is a real cutey vicky

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Vicky RVN — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 19:10:03 GMT

I like that, it is so true.

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Fleabee99 — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 21:16:18 GMT

Just had one earlier, as many know i was making a mountain out of a molehill on a forum (i apologuise caro) and then my mum walked in with tears in her eyes and asked if i had a minute as my dad hadn't come home or phoned her in two days ...... you can prolly guess what i did.

Life is too short for arguing, like a friend of mine said a few years ago "if you disagree with someone forget about it as there's 6 billion other people in the world to talk to"

love you guys xx

have a good easter xx

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Sandra Taylor RVN, MBVNA — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 20:00:44 GMT

An old Lady I knew, she was a jovial person, but had suffered a stroke. She kept her sense of humour, but at times she would be sad, especially when looking back at her life.

She used to say this all the time, and it kind of stuck

Those were the days, but now it's night.

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jan — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 19:40:37 GMT

That is so touching

Re: Life's Reflections

Mac Feather — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 19:23:30 GMT

[quote user="Caro Laithwaite"]

On my site l have a part called Life's Reflections and decided to put one here as well. sayings or anything that you have heard to make you or others feel good or reflect on life.

The one l started with was from Annette a Rhodesian Friend who l finally met about 2 years ago in London but we had known each other from my and other forums for several years.
A couple of months ago she died of cancer. I knew she was dying in hospital I only sent her one text which she replied to it but her pain and exhaustion was evident in her reply. Because of what l saw coming though in her gentle words l did not want to disturb her she was so weak and in so much pain. I now wish l had made more effort.

The first post is a tribute to Annette. It is a cut and paste as she did it in Capitals and l left it like that to shout it out to everyone

SAND and 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 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, A DAY TO LOVE THEM, BUT THEN AN ENTIRE LIFE TO FORGET THEM.

TAKE THE TIME TO LIVE! DO NOT VALUE THE THINGS YOU HAVE IN YOUR LIFE, BUT VALUE WHO YOU HAVE IN YOUR LIFE !

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That is really thought provoking, I like that Caro.