Wow! :o
I've started few threads here at freeones and have contributed to some....
...but dang!
Not one of 'em has gotten the kind of response this post/thread has! I've never had so many PMs and positive rep comments!
And to think all I was doing was "passing along a message".....
I'm glad so many of you liked it. For many years now, I've been a firm believer in the goodness of my fellow man. That despite the evil that stalks us, deep down inside; most people are good, kind, generous and loving. My decades of service in healthcare, despite the hardship and heartache only served to reinforce that belief.
As un-scientific as the "response" to this thread has been - it has only served to reinforce that belief.
It really helps and and feels good to read things like this
Hi M12 - if you'll accept a bit of un-solicited advice:
More often than not, the key to a balanced life is learning to take the good with the bad. As cliched (and heartless) as it may sound - the bad things in life
do make you appreciate the good.
If there is one thing I've learned from what little life I've lived, it's that life is neither kind nor fair. All too often, IMHO; we lament our misfortunes but forget our blessings (now, I'm not saying it's inappropriate to feel anguish when bad things happen to us).
BUT....
As paradoxical as it may sound, "change" is the only "constant" thing in life. Be it good or be it bad.... the old saying "this too shall pass", is never off it's mark.
In other words: Be it good, or be it bad - nothing lasts forever. It's all up to you as to how you "take it"...
I tried to pick a favorite, but it is just impossible. So many wonderful quotes.
I had a very hard time picking "a favourite" too! I admit that I'm not
too surprised because my children have displayed/said/done similar things when they were kids. I think it's fundamental truth that hate and bigotry are "learned" behaviors.
And if anybody in the world reminds these words:
'If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate,'
Nikka - age 6
Eric! I know what you mean! My children probably don't appreciate the role
they have played in my growth as a individual human being. I've learned a lot from my kids....
Yep, you got that right!
It's ironic that kids, who are supposedly not as smart as adults, have a thorough understanding of what love is while some adults think love has something to do with 3 Long Islands, 5 tequilas, and a hotel room.
Now isn't that amazing? In a way, I admit that I'm not entirely surprised - my kids taught me a lot about love (and patience!)
Love is not work but need to be worked at to keep it alive.
Truer words were ne'er spoken!
Great Thread it touched my heart, had to try and spread some love around!
Well spread it around! Everybody could sure use some
Hahaha, kids are great. Their honesty and clarity of thought beats fuzzy minded adults like us hands down.
Probably what great philosophers mean by "the beauty of innocence" eh?
cheers,