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Mon, 9 Nov 2009 13:28:07 -0600
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>A Story to live by
>
>There was a blind girl who hated herself because she was blind. She 
>hated everyone, except her loving boyfriend. He was always there for 
>her. She told her boyfriend, 'If I could only see the world, I will marry you.'
>
>One day, someone donated a pair of eyes to her. When the bandages 
>came off, she was able to see everything, including her boyfriend.
>
>He asked her,'Now that you can see the world, will you marry me?' 
>The girl looked at her boyfriend and saw that he was blind. The 
>sight of his closed eyelids shocked her. She hadn't expected that. 
>The thought of looking at them the rest of her life led her to 
>refuse to marry him.
>
>Her boyfriend left in tears and days later wrote a note to her 
>saying: 'Take good care of your eyes, my dear, for before they were 
>yours, they were mine.'
>
>This is how the human brain often works when our status changes.
>
>Only a very few remember what life was like before, and who was 
>always by their side in the most painful situations.
>
>Life Is a Gift Today before you say an unkind word - Think of 
>someone who can't speak..
>
>Before you complain about the taste of your food - Think of someone 
>who has nothing to eat.
>
>Before you complain about your husband or wife - Think of someone 
>who's crying out to GOD for a companion.
>
>Today before you complain about life - Think of someone who died too 
>early Before you complain about your children - Think of someone who 
>desires children but they're barren.
>
>Before you argue about your dirty house someone didn't clean or 
>sweep - Think of the people who are living in the streets.
>
>Before whining about the distance you drive Think of someone who 
>walks the same distance with their feet.
>
>And when you are tired and complain about your job - Think of the 
>unemployed, the disabled, and those who wish they had your job.
>
>But before you think of pointing the finger or condemning another - 
>Remember that not one of us is without sin.
>
>And when depressing thoughts seem to get you down - Put a smile on 
>your face and think: you're alive and still around.
>
>==========================
>
>I PRAY
>
>THIS MOVES AROUND
>
>THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE...

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