Tuesday, March 29, 2005
strip this world of all pretences
take away the smiles the makeup the packages
and try to find its soul
admidst the debris of war and conflicts
lost in the poverty and tragedies
eaten away by the selfishness of the power-hungry
forgotten by the world indulgent on matters
so shallow you can put a fingernail through its depth
you think what is this world that we live in
what is it we are leaving behind for children
how is it we have lived so well
we lost touch with living itself
and then cry as it rains while you feel the cold in your heart
cry, cry, cry
somewhere in the sound of the rain
you think maybe... ... it calls to be remembered
debbie at 11:21 PM
Tuesday, March 22, 2005
From an email:
The story about the tiny frogs.... Life's lesson
There once was a bunch of tiny frogs...
... who arranged a running competition.
The goal was to reach the top of a very high tower.
A big crowd had gathered around the tower to see the race and cheer on the contestants...
The race began...
Honestly:
No one in crowd really believed that the tiny frogs would reach the top of the tower.
You heard statements such as:
"Oh, WAY too difficult!!
They will NEVER make it to the top."
"Not a chance that they will succeed. The tower is too high!"
The tiny frogs began collapsing. One by one...
... Except for those who in a fresh tempo were climbing higher and higher...
The crowd continued to yell
"It is too difficult!!! No one will make it!"
More tiny frogs got tired and gave up...
...But ONE continued higher and higher and higher...
This one wouldn't give up!
At the end everyone else had given up climbing the tower. Except for the one tiny frog who after a big effort was the only one who reached the top!
THEN all of the other tiny frogs naturally wanted to know how this one frog managed to do it?
A contestant asked the tiny frog how the one who succeeded had found the strength to reach the goal?
It turned out...
That the winner was DEAF!
The wisdom of this story is:
Never listen to other people's tendencies to be
negative or pessimistic...
cause they take your most wonderful dreams and wishes away from you.The ones you have in your heart!
Always think of the power words have.
Because everything you hear and read will affect your actions!
Therefore:
ALWAYS be...
POSITIVE!
And above all:
Be DEAF when people tell YOU that YOU can not fulfil YOUR dreams!
debbie at 2:36 AM