Thursday, June 11, 2009

Food for Thought

JOY SCALE: 8/10
Hi Everyone, I have asked all of you to email me, leave a comment, or use a carrier pigeon to ask any questions that you have. Guess what? No questions so far. I am patient and so I will wait. Sooner or later someone will ask a question(s).
I would like to share a story with you that a close friend sent me. Please read it. Read it every day until it is memorized. Some of you have already seen this because I had sent it out a couple of days ago to a few of you that are also in this mail group. It is worth receiving twice. The story says it all.
Here it is:

While a man was polishing his new car, his 4 yr old son picked up a stone and scratched lines on the side of the car.

In anger, the man took the child's hand and hit it many times; not realizing he was using a wrench.

At the hospital, the child lost all his fingers due to multiple fractures. When the child saw his father.....with painful eyes he asked, 'Dad when will my fingers grow back?'

The man was so hurt and speechless; he went back to his car and kicked it a lot of times.

Devastated by his own actions.......sitting in front of that car he looked at the scratches; the child had written 'LOVE YOU DAD'.

The next day that man committed suicide. . .. Anger and Love have no limits; choose the latter to have a beautiful, lovely life.....

Things are to be used and people are to be loved, But the problem in today's world is that, People are used and things are loved...

During this year, let's be careful to keep this thought in mind: Things are to be used, but People are to be loved ...

Be yourself....This is the only day we HAVE.

Have a nice day Watch your thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they become actions.

Watch your actions; they become habits. Watch your habits they become character; Watch your character; it becomes your destiny.
Peace and Love to All

4 comments:

  1. I printed this and placed it in my office's break room so all my employees could read it...thought provoking. See ya Dude!

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  2. Such a sad story but so close to the reality of people today that it is scary. I hope everything is going well and just so you know we miss you around here.

    Robyn

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  3. Hal...such a moving story with a message that can make one verklempt. I agree with the ways in which people are used and things are loved in today's world. Keep up the spreading of the truth and maybe we can make a change.
    Be Fanatical...Start Something.
    -tb-

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  4. This story makes me cringe. Having the type of temper I have it reminds me that I have to think about my actions before rather then after. Not always easy....

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